(SOLVED) Wireless on Network Manager: "Device not ready"

Ejis · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:11 am

Hi,

I recently updated my Snapshot system and I’m trying to get Network Manager to find my wireless connection. On the list, it says "device not ready" and nothing is detected. The "Activate wireless" checkbox is checked.
On Wicd, everything works instantly.
How do I solve this?

franco · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:36 pm **Posts:** 1287

That's no extra pkg. NM is default netmanager on snapshot iso
Same problem "device not ready"
I solved going back to wicd
Just change in /etc/rc.d what is networkmanager whit wicd
or reinstall the old sysvinit.
In control panel/startup services just check wicd and uncheck NM.
Or you can as root run at every boot
/etc/rc.d/rc.wicd restart
to restart the wicd demon
really burring.
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=34659&start=15
for what I remember is a problem whit D-bus
I'm waiting for new zen b, for the moment wicd is up in my system.

Ejis · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:16 am

Yes, I saw Zenwalk switched to it. It wouldn’t bother me if it worked correctly.
I searched about it and it seems to be a recurring issue. I tried the command lines they gave and nothing changed.
If this is a dbus problem, I hope it will be solved soon…

franco · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:36 pm **Posts:** 1287

I agree.
I rebuild the iso so I don't have anymore NM and deps.
Try yourself on a console
/usr/sbin/nm (If I remember say "is already running")
/usr/bin/nm-applet (something on d-bus)
cheese does not work either (on an update and on a fresh install)
gnome media does not work on an update but works as usual on a fresh install (I mean sound-recorder)
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In my new personal iso there is no
NM and deps
evolution-data-server 3.03
gnome-desktop 3.02
libgweather 3.02
cheese 3.02
gnome-media 2.91.2 (this one more for all the new deps, as I say it works)
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I have a problem whit my second wireless adapter, it keeps changing name (this never happen whit my old kernel) but connections works
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Finally if bip-bip wants to check his gnome 3 build an Iso so we can download and give note of what is going on.
ciao

bipbip · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:51 am

Can you check if you have a file nm-system-settings.conf in /etc/NetwrokManager ?

Bip

Ejis · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:28 am

bipbip wrote:

Can you check if you have a file nm-system-settings.conf in /etc/NetwrokManager ?

Bip

Code:

aymeric[NetworkManager]$ ls /etc/NetworkManager/
VPN  dispatcher.d  nm-system-settings.conf  system-connections

Content:

Code:

[main]
plugins=keyfile
dhcp=dhcpcd

bipbip · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:29 am

Can you try to remove the line : dhcp=dhcpcd ?

Check the file /var/log/syslog when you try to launch the wifi search

Bip

Ejis · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:31 am

Still not ready.

Just to clarify:

Code:

root[aymeric]# iwconfig 
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off

/var/syslog:

Code:

Sep 15 13:31:52 (none) NetworkManager[809]: <warn> bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files
Sep 15 13:31:52 (none) mcelog: Cannot open `/dev/mcelog': No such file or directory 
Sep 15 13:32:17 (none) NetworkManager[809]: <error> [1316086337.306743] [nm-supplicant-interface.c:570] interface_add_cb(): (wlan0): error adding interface: Activation of fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1 timed out
Sep 15 13:32:17 (none) NetworkManager[809]: dbus_g_proxy_cancel_call: assertion `pending != NULL' failed
Sep 15 13:32:17 (none) NetworkManager[809]: <warn> Trying to remove a non-existant call id.

franco · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:36 pm **Posts:** 1287

root[fra]# /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
NetworkManager is already running (pid 549)
root[fra]# /usr/bin/nm-applet
**
GLib-GIO:ERROR:gdbusconnection.c:2279:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)
Aborted
-------------------------------------
ep 15 14:00:00 (none) NetworkManager[549]: <warn> bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: <error> [1316088025.462535] [nm-supplicant-interface.c:570] interface_add_cb(): (wlan0): error adding interface: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: dbus_g_proxy_cancel_call: assertion `pending != NULL' failed
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: <warn> Trying to remove a non-existant call id.
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: <error> [1316088025.465164] [nm-supplicant-interface.c:570] interface_add_cb(): (wlan1): error adding interface: Activation of fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1 timed out
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: dbus_g_proxy_cancel_call: assertion `pending != NULL' failed
Sep 15 14:00:25 (none) NetworkManager[549]: <warn> Trying to remove a non-existant call id.

franco · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:36 pm **Posts:** 1287

bip
I try Xubuntu 11.04 that use NM
I can connect upstairs, disconnet, go down stairs and connect again.
The two adapters work.
Quality of connection between wicd and NM? I cannot note any difference. Confort to use? NM is superior as does all automatic.
I don't know any Slackware distro that use NM.
So it will be work.
I put in a small partition a snap system whit NM so if you need experiments...
One simple question does it work in your system?

bipbip · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:05 pm

There is a problem with wpa_supplicant and NM 0.9

I found this : http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkm ... 00041.html

I hope I will try a solution soon.

Bip

gmg · **Joined:** Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:38 am **Posts:** 4572

try the slackware package, i use, it, without problem.

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-c ... i486-3.txz

Ejis · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:08 am

gmg wrote:

try the slackware package, i use, it, without problem.

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-c ... i486-3.txz

That’s more like it!
Thanks gmg.

Zenwalk’s wpa-supplicant is the problem here.

franco · **Joined:** Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:36 pm **Posts:** 1287

For me is SOLVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bipbip · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:33 am

I found where is the problem. It is in the config file when I build wpa_supplicant.

Code:

CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS=y
CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW=y
CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_INTRO=y

I will build a new version this week-end.

Bip

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