Re: network manager 0.9 error out on adding interface ([nm-supplicant-interface.c:570] interface_add_cb())

[David Narvaez <david narvaez computer org>]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Lamarque Vieira Souza
<lamarque gmail com> wrote:
> > Sep 7 02:32:50 mtz NetworkManager[1896]: <info> wpa_supplicant started
> > Sep 7 02:32:50 mtz NetworkManager[1896]: <error> [1315377170.372635]
> > [nm-supplicant-interface.c:570] interface_add_cb(): (wlan0): error adding
> > interface: wpa_supplicant couldn't grab this interface.
>
> NM-0.9 requires a newer wpa_supplicant. I am not sure what is the minimum version, I use wpa_supplicant-0.7.3.

Yes, minimum required version is 0.7.3, yet if compiled by hand you
also need to specify you want to compile it with new D-Bus API. I'd
recommend going with package manager versions already configured for
that when possible.

David E. Narvaez