Ubuntu
network-manager-applet package

Wireless does not work, it just keeps asking for the password

Bug #930971 reported by Peter Evjan on 2012-02-12

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This bug affects 5 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

When I updated from 11.10 to 12.04, the wireless stopped working. It just keeps asking me for the password without ever connecting.

The wired network works just fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic 3.2.5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Feb 12 13:52:06 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
IfupdownConfig:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static
169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.6 metric 1
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-12 (0 days ago)
nmcli-con:
NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH
Wired connection 1 145b48c4-fb44-4670-a689-387ab59a730a 802-3-ethernet 1329054652 Sun 12 Feb 2012 01:50:52 PM GMT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
xdcwifi aadf903b-fff9-451d-aea9-04a7fe5ddb1c 802-11-wireless 1328450917 Sun 05 Feb 2012 02:08:37 PM GMT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
PETEREWAN_WIFI 048c12d8-4fd0-4139-af00-4b3e177e85dc 802-11-wireless 0 never yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/3
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
wlan0 802-11-wireless connecting (need authentication) /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
eth0 802-3-ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running 0.9.3.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled

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Peter Evjan (peterevjan) wrote on 2012-02-12:

#1

CRDA.txt Edit (257 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IpAddr.txt Edit (678 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (252 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NetDevice.eth0.txt Edit (497 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NetDevice.lo.txt Edit (206 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NetDevice.wlan0.txt Edit (541 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NetworkManager.conf.txt Edit (69 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciNetwork.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (32.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (801 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (113 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (560.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote on 2012-02-12:

#2

As I see in the atachments you use Atheros TP-Link 5008, correct?

What you observe is properly a bug in the kernel driver ath9k.

I have the same problems on my system.

Is it correct that a complete shutdown(no software newstart!) and again booted system accept your phassphrase?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-02-12:

#3

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Peter Evjan (peterevjan) wrote on 2012-02-14: Re: [Bug 930971] Re: Wireless does not work, it just keeps asking for the password

#4

On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, melchiaros wrote:
> As I see in the atachments you use Atheros TP-Link 5008, correct?
>
> What you observe is properly a bug in the kernel driver ath9k.
>
> I have the same problems on my system.
>
> Is it correct that a complete shutdown(no software newstart!) and again
> booted system accept your phassphrase?
>
Hi,

I don't know if I use Atheros TP-Link 5008. How do I find that out? I am
on a MacBook 2.1.

After a complete shutdown and start of the computer, the problem persists.

Regards,
Peter

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Peter Evjan (peterevjan) wrote on 2012-02-14:

#5

On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
I just ran an "update-manager -d", installed everything that was
available, and now the wireless works. I did an update yesterday, and it
did not work after that. So something made the difference!

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Peter Evjan (peterevjan) wrote on 2012-02-14:

#6

On 02/14/2012 06:56 PM, Peter Evjan wrote:
> On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
>> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>>
>> ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Confirmed
>>
> I just ran an "update-manager -d", installed everything that was
> available, and now the wireless works. I did an update yesterday, and
> it did not work after that. So something made the difference!
So, I was too drawing that conclusion. I hibernated my MacBook and came
back to it again. Now the wireless does not work. I have even rebooted
the machine, but it keeps asking me for the password and never connecting.

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Kyle Easter (kyle-easter93) wrote on 2013-07-08:

#7

I have the same issue, both on a desktop which (was using) an Asus n-15 PCIe card. (now using Ethernet)
and a Laptop Lenovo Thinkpad t430 which is my work laptop. I use a partition on my external harddrive at home to boot Ubuntu off. I have also noticed that this bug persists inside of both Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 / Mint 14 and 15

If the bug is in 13.04 then it is pretty much going to be inside Mint 15 too.

I can connect to the wifi first time around, after 10 minutes it will stop loading pages, and then start to prompt me for the security key (which is already entered and seen as ******) I confirm and it will just ask me again. I have tried removing the password and re-entering it and the problem still persists.

This bug has completely rendered Ubuntu/Mint useless to me without WiFi. which is a shame.

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