It was such a long time ago when I reported this bug. I've no longer got the wifi adapter or the 11.04 installation to provide any further testing or data i'm afraid.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875424 Title: With USB Wi-Fi adapter, NM is unable to connect to any network with encryption; deleting connection details fixes the problem but it just happens again -- Realtek RTL8191S r8712u Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Wifi was working without issue under Ubuntu 11.04. After upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10 Wifi will not connect if the access point has encryption enabled. r8712u module is being loaded for Wifi adapter. Output from lsusb: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191S WLAN Adapter Output from uname -a: Linux boron 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:56:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Output from syslog during connection attempt: Oct 16 02:47:25 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready Oct 16 02:47:25 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available') [20 30 42] Oct 16 02:47:25 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: ready -> inactive Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection '42' Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0] Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0] Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point '42' has security, but secrets are required. Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0] Oct 16 02:47:49 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Oct 16 02:47:50 boron NetworkManager[950]: keyfile: updating /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/42 Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: get_secret_flags: assertion `is_secret_prop (setting, secret_name, error)' failed Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0] Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0] Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection '42' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value '*' Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE' Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>' Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0' Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 Oct 16 02:48:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning Oct 16 02:49:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): association took too long. Oct 16 02:49:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0] Oct 16 02:49:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): asking for new secrets Oct 16 02:49:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected. Oct 16 02:49:11 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected. Oct 16 02:49:16 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> inactive Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: get_secret_flags: assertion `is_secret_prop (setting, secret_name, error)' failed Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0] Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0] Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection '42' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value '*' Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE' Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>' Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0' Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 Oct 16 02:49:18 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning Oct 16 02:50:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): association took too long. Oct 16 02:50:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0] Oct 16 02:50:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): asking for new secrets Oct 16 02:50:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected. Oct 16 02:50:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected. Oct 16 02:50:23 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> inactive Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> No agents were available for this request. Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets') [60 120 7] Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (42) Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> Marking connection '42' invalid. Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <warn> Activation (wlan0) failed. Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0] Oct 16 02:52:19 boron NetworkManager[950]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/875424/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
