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

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 16:21 -0500, David Narvaez wrote:
> 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.

NM 0.8.x can use wpa_supplicant 0.6, 0.7, or 0.8 using the old D-Bus API
(CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS=y).

NM 0.9.x can use wpa_supplicant 0.7.3 (plus one commit from git) or 0.8
when you enable the new D-Bus API (CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW=y).

Dan