Re: ath5k?

[list phuk ath cx]

Dan Williams wrote:
> Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: supplicant_interface_acquire: 
> assertion `mgr_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_MANAGER_STATE_IDLE' failed
>
> which means that the supplicant hasn't been correctly initialized; 
> what is the contents of your:
>
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service

# cat 
/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service
[D-BUS Service]
Name=fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant
Exec=/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u
User=root

> file, and what do you get when you run this command (as root)?
>
> dbus-send --system --print-reply 
> --dest=fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant 
> /fi/epitest/hostap/WPASupplicant 
> fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.getInterface string:wlan0
>
> you should get something like this:
>
> method return sender=:1.58 -> dest=:1.78 reply_serial=2
> object path "/fi/epitest/hostap/WPASupplicant/Interfaces/0"

# dbus-send --system --print-reply 
--dest=fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant /fi/epitest/hostap/WPASupplicant 
fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.getInterface string:wlan0
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute
program /usr/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success

Hmm... I don't know anything about DBUS, so I have no idea what to make 
of this. Any help is appreciated. But thanks for pointing me to the problem.

> Dan
>
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> starting...
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch
> > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_168c_1014_rfkill_phy0_wlan
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): driver supports
> > SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi
> > device (driver: 'ath5k')
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as
> > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_05_4e_47_24_10
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the
> > supplicant...
> > Oct 26 00:42:47 wiese NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the system
> > settings daemon...
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese [25148.952901] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is
> > not ready
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese [25148.953399] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000
> > Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state
> > change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device.
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese [25148.986093] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is
> > not ready
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device.
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating
> > device (reason: 2).
> > Oct 26 00:42:52 wiese NetworkManager: supplicant_interface_acquire:
> > assertion `mgr_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_MANAGER_STATE_IDLE' failed
> >
> > BTW, this happens now after I changed the system from Ubuntu 9.04 to
> > Gentoo for performance reasons. In Ubuntu it used to work (also with
> > ath5k). I have no idea if they patched nm or ath5k what else they might
> > do differently.
> >
> > thanks for any hints...
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