Re: F16 NetworkManager icon showing connecting when connected

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm htt-consult com>]

On 11/08/2012 04:49 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 16:23 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > On 11/08/2012 03:11 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 14:31 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > > > On 11/08/2012 02:10 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2012-11-08 at 13:34 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > > > > > Nov  8 12:48:23 lx120e NetworkManager[918]: <info> (wlan0): roamed
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > BSSID 00:17:DF:A8:D2:21 (ietf) to (none) ((none))
> > > > > Is the problem.  Let me guess; Broadcom hardware using wl.o perhaps?  Or
> > > > > a staging driver?  We try to paper over this driver issue when we can,
> > > > > and perhaps we can hack something else in here.
> > > > GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> > > > GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
> > > > GENERAL.DRIVER:                         rtl8192ce
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > If possible, can you:
> > > > >
> > > > > dbus-send --system --print-reply
> > > > > --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager
> > > > > org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.SetLogging string:"debug"
> > > > > string:"wifi,wifi_scan,core,device,hw"
> > > > # dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
> > > > /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager
> > > > org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.SetLogging string:"debug"
> > > > string:"wifi,wifi_scan,core,device,hw"
> > > > method return sender=:1.4 -> dest=:1.221 reply_serial=2
> > > >
> > > > > (with sudo or as root) and then reconnect to the IETF AP and grab the
> > > > > resulting log output?  We're specifically interested in the bits for
> > > > > "get_active_ap" and why there's no match; also what the values are for:
> > > > >
> > > > > get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active BSSID: 00:30:gg:ff:ee:dd
> > > > > get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active SSID: 'xxxxxxx'
> > > > This is unclear.  I turned off the wireless then turned it back on. Here
> > > > is everything from /var/log/messages from that.  How do I turn off the
> > > > debug logging now?
> > > same dbus-send command, just instead of "debug" put "info".
> > >
> > > [nm-device-wifi.c:513] get_active_ap(): (wlan0): active BSSID:
> > > 00:00:00:00:00:00
> > >
> > > is the problem.  The device is saying it's not connected to anything.
> > > When you see the "roamed from..." thing, can you run "iwconfig wlan0"
> > > for me?  also "iw dev wlan0 link".
> > Anyway, this is what I am seeing right now:
> >
> > # iwconfig wlan0
> > wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any
> >             Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=20 dBm
> >             Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
> >             Encryption key:off
> >             Power Management:off
> >
> > # iw dev wlan0 link
> > Not connected.
> >
> > And yet I know I am connected as this message will be going out when I
> > click on send!
> So at this point it's completely a driver problem.  If you're actually
> connected, then *both* these commands should report that fact.  NM
> trusts the kernel here, and the kernel is letting us down.  NM has no
> way of knowing that we're connected to anything at all if the kernel
> doesn't report that correctly :(

Great.  So how do I get all this to the proper REALTEK people?  One 
would think....  This is after all a Lenovo that once had a hisgtory of 
great Linux support...