Sorry for long waiting. Here is additional info: tail -f /var/log/messages (cut from NM start):
Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> starting... Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the modem-manager... Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: Loaded plugin keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> Found wlan radio killswitch rfkill1 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver <unknown>) Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'sky2') Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): now managed Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: Added default wired connection 'Auto eth0' for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.0/net/eth0 Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwl3945') Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): now managed Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 kernel: [ 481.187348] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 kernel: [ 481.187370] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 kernel: [ 481.187386] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 kernel: [ 481.187402] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device. Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 kernel: [ 481.191708] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Mar 10 03:07:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... Mar 10 03:09:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... Now I started nm-applet, nothing changed here. When trying to disable wireless (clicking on checkbox, default: enabled), I got these lines in /var/log/messages: Mar 10 03:10:14 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): taking down device. Mar 10 03:10:14 mac2 dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.25" (uid=0 pid=3200 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager) interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.27" (uid=1000 pid=3230 comm="nm-applet)) Next, when trying to re-enable wireless, I got next lines: Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 kernel: [ 631.054359] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 kernel: [ 631.054790] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 kernel: [ 631.054872] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 kernel: [ 631.055211] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.25" (uid=0 pid=3200 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager) interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.27" (uid=1000 pid=3230 comm="nm-applet)) Mar 10 03:10:19 mac2 kernel: [ 631.059571] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Mar 10 03:11:49 mac2 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... As it can be seen above, the "trying to start the supplicant" line appears every 2 minutes. Now - rfkill states: r...@mac2:~# cat /sys/class/rfkill/*/state 1 1 r...@mac2:~# cat /sys/class/rfkill/*/type bluetooth wlan Finally, NetworkManager --no-daemon run, it looks most interesting: r...@mac2:~# NetworkManager --no-daemon NetworkManager: <info> starting... NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the modem-manager... NetworkManager: Loaded plugin keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. NetworkManager: <info> Found wlan radio killswitch rfkill1 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver <unknown>) NetworkManager: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file NetworkManager: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'sky2') NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): now managed NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). NetworkManager: Added default wired connection 'Auto eth0' for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.0/net/eth0 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwl3945') NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): now managed NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device. NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). NetworkManager: supplicant_interface_acquire: assertion `mgr_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_MANAGER_STATE_IDLE' failed NetworkManager: <WARN> device_creator(): /sys/devices/virtual/net/vboxnet0: couldn't determine device driver; ignoring... -- Error received: File exists -- Original message: type=0x14 length=56 flags=<REQUEST,ACK,ATOMIC> sequence-nr=1268180282 pid=4197582 NetworkManager: <WARN> default_adapter_cb(): bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... Seems that problems caused by some "supplicant" misconfiguration (what supplicant, by the way?). About possible rfkill issues: the problem doesn't depend on actual wlan0 state, it can appear even if wifi is actually works at the moment and connects to the internet (like now I write this mail). Thanks again and let me know if you need any additional info. On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Dan Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 00:20 +0300, 27/249 wrote: >> Hi! >> I'm trying to adapt NetworkManager for MOPSLinux (russian >> slackware-based distro). Everything works fine, except WiFi - >> nm-applet tells me that "Device not ready". Actually, device works >> perfectly if configured manually thru iwconfig or using other tools, >> so problem is specific to networkmanager. >> Unfortunately, searching over internet doesn't gave me any progress. >> What can be a reason of this problem? > > Like Andrey suggested, the full NM log output would be useful here. But > my first idea is that you have an rfkill switch turned on. Please also > get: > > cat /sys/class/rfkill/*/state > cat /sys/class/rfkill/*/type > > for me too. Thanks! > > Dan > > > -- Best regards, AiX 27/249 <[email protected]> [Using null methods] _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
