On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 22:19 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > Quite right. At this time NM queries nm-applet for all networks when it gets > the NameOwnerChanged. What you propose sounds reasonable. We don't really > _need_ the key until we try to connect to the access point.
Agreed. > [1] Actually, it seems to work perfect. But I am having a lot of > > problems with NetworkManager and encrypted essids (or maybe just > > switching between lots of essids in general) and my airo wireless card. > > Sometimes the daemon just starts sitting there. Sometimes it stops > > scanning. In either case, it won't exit. Quick debugging shows it is > > spinning on a mutex. Although I've also seen evidence it is waiting for > > something from the card. It is confusing to the point of tears. I'll > > debug it later. I should add that, ahem, Netapplet works fine with my > > card. ;-) > > Ok, can I get some backtraces here for all threads? Also, is the airo card > borked? ie, lots of messages in /var/log/messages about "command timed out". > > There are a number of historical problems with airo cards, including but not > limited to: > > 1) Card screws up and gets hung, driver can't talk to card because commands > time > out, can't unload airo.ko because no data can be sent (card's hung) and > therefore the module refcount isn't decreased > 2) Doesn't work with firmwares > 5.20.17 and WEP > 3) Card doesn't return non-broadcasting ESSIDs from scans #1 sounds like me. I have the right firmware. It works in Netapplet but it could just be behavioral differences that induce it in NetworkManager more readily. I'll get backtraces next time it happens. I got some last night (not saved, sorry) and it was a lot of spinning in mutexes. But then I cannot "modprobe -r airo" so I suspect the card is to blame. And NetworkManager won't shutdown (stalls on waiting to deactivate the airo). And if I kill it and restart, scanning does not work. So...while there may be NM issues, sounds like my card sucks the ass of a wolverine. But odd that Netapplet had no problems. Robert Love _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list