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Is this still an issue for anyone in 12.04/14.04 or newer? ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/393094 Title: network manager ppp timeout Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: NetworkManager: <WARN> pppd_timed_out(): Looks like pppd didn't initialize our dbus module I cannot connect via usb UMTS modem. Here's the log (Machine: MSI X320, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux 2.6.28.13-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP) --------------------------- Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'Yesss' Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4 Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181393.723285] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB0) opening device... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): GSM pin secret required Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 6 Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 6 -> 4 Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181393.929608] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB0) opening device... Jun 28 11:29:53 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jun 28 11:29:54 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): powering up... Jun 28 11:29:56 xb NetworkManager: <info> Searching for a network... Jun 28 11:30:01 xb last message repeated 5 times Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Registered on Roaming network Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Associated with network: +COPS: 0,2,"23205",2 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Connected, Woo! Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 5 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Starting pppd connection Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181402.327197] nm_ppp_manager_start(): Command line: /usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock nodefaultroute ttyUSB0 noipdefault noauth usepeerdns lcp-echo-failure 0 lcp-echo-interval 0 ipparam /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/PPP/0 plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181402.347065] nm_ppp_manager_start(): ppp started with pid 3306 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: Using interface ppp0 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0 Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: Unable to obtain CHAP password for xb on UMTS_CHAP_SRVR from plugin Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: No CHAP secret found for authenticating us to UMTS_CHAP_SRVR Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: CHAP authentication succeeded Jun 28 11:30:02 xb pppd[3306]: CHAP authentication succeeded Jun 28 11:30:02 xb kernel: [ 137.660149] PPP BSD Compression module registered Jun 28 11:30:02 xb kernel: [ 137.717957] PPP Deflate Compression module registered Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64 Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: local IP address 10.113.214.1 Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: remote IP address 10.64.64.64 Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: primary DNS address 81.3.216.100 Jun 28 11:30:06 xb pppd[3306]: secondary DNS address 194.24.128.100 Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <WARN> pppd_timed_out(): Looks like pppd didn't initialize our dbus module Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 5 -> 9 Jun 28 11:30:18 xb pppd[3306]: Terminating on signal 15 Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181418.011641] nm_serial_device_close(): Closing device 'ttyUSB0' Jun 28 11:30:18 xb pppd[3306]: Connect time 0.2 minutes. Jun 28 11:30:18 xb pppd[3306]: Sent 0 bytes, received 0 bytes. Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Yesss' invalid. Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) failed. Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 9 -> 3 Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 0). Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed Jun 28 11:30:18 xb NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed Jun 28 11:30:18 xb pppd[3306]: Connection terminated. Jun 28 11:30:18 xb pppd[3306]: Exit. Jun 28 11:30:20 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181420.002615] ensure_killed(): waiting for ppp pid 3306 to exit Jun 28 11:30:20 xb NetworkManager: <debug> [1246181420.002969] ensure_killed(): ppp pid 3306 cleaned up --------------------------- It works fine on all my other machines. 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