cannot add profiles for wired connections or connect to wireless after upgrading to 0.9.8.6

[Mehmet Giritli <mgiritli giritli eu>]

Hi,

I use gentoo and this problem was reported by me to the gentoo bugzilla.
But devs over there could not really figure out what the problem is,
hence this email.

Recently I upgraded from 0.9.8.4 to 0.9.8.6 and as a result I can not
use nm at all. The problem is that I can not add a profile (clicking Add
in the add profile window has no effect) or even connect to a wireless
network. I can see my devices and wifi aps but turning them on or
selecting aps has no effect.

I tried removing the /etc/NetworkManager dir entirely but it had no
effect.

I've been using nm for a long time and this is the first time I am
facing such a problem. Here are the logs I have:

Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system] Activating
via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Activating via systemd:
service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> NetworkManager
(version 0.9.8.6) is starting...
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> Read config
file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> WEXT support is
enabled
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> Loaded plugin
keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the
NetworkManager mailing list.
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]:    keyfile:
parsing .keep_net-misc_networkmanager-0 ...
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Connection failed to
verify: (unknown)
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]:    keyfile:     error:
invalid or missing connection property '(null)/connection setting not
found'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> monitoring kernel
firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> WiFi hardware radio
set enabled
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system]
Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Successfully activated
service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> WiFi enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> WWAN enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> WiMAX enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> Networking is
enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): carrier is
OFF
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 2)
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): bringing up
device.
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:07.0/0000:04:00.0/net/eth0
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): carrier is
ON
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 3)
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/0000:05:00.0/net/eth1
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:56:24 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none') [20 30 0]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> caught signal 15,
shutting down normally.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): device
state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'removed') [20 10 36]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): cleaning
up...
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: <info> (eth0): taking down
device.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor kernel: [ 7329.448248] NetworkManager[13390]:
segfault at 0 ip 00007fd417a37060 sp 00007fffb1128228 error 4 in
libglib-2.0.so.0.3600.4[7fd4179fb000+12c000]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13390]: nm_connection_get_path:
assertion `NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: main process
exited, code=killed, status=11/SEGV
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor systemd[1]: Unit NetworkManager.service entered
failed state.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system] Activating
via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Activating via systemd:
service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> NetworkManager
(version 0.9.8.6) is starting...
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> Read config
file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> WEXT support is
enabled
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> Loaded plugin
keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the
NetworkManager mailing list.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]:    keyfile:
parsing .keep_net-misc_networkmanager-0 ...
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Connection failed to
verify: (unknown)
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]:    keyfile:     error:
invalid or missing connection property '(null)/connection setting not
found'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Error parsing file
'/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf': No such file or directory
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> monitoring kernel
firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> WiFi hardware radio
set enabled
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system]
Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Successfully activated
service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> WiFi enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> WWAN enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> WiMAX enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> Networking is
enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): carrier is
OFF
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 2)
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): bringing up
device.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:07.0/0000:04:00.0/net/eth0
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): carrier is
ON
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 3)
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/0000:05:00.0/net/eth1
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:56:30 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none') [20 30 0]
Oct 12 12:57:37 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Unknown setting
'connection'
Oct 12 12:57:37 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:57:37 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> caught signal 15,
shutting down normally.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): device
state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'removed') [20 10 36]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): cleaning
up...
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: <info> (eth0): taking down
device.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13440]: nm_connection_get_path:
assertion `NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor kernel: [ 7513.530353] NetworkManager[13440]:
segfault at 0 ip 00007fca8df02060 sp 00007fff2da4fc78 error 4 in
libglib-2.0.so.0.3600.4[7fca8dec6000+12c000]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: main process
exited, code=killed, status=11/SEGV
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor systemd[1]: Unit NetworkManager.service entered
failed state.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system] Activating
via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Activating via systemd:
service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> NetworkManager
(version 0.9.8.6) is starting...
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> Read config
file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> WEXT support is
enabled
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> Loaded plugin
keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the
NetworkManager mailing list.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]:    keyfile:
parsing .keep_net-misc_networkmanager-0 ...
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: Connection failed to
verify: (unknown)
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]:    keyfile:     error:
invalid or missing connection property '(null)/connection setting not
found'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> monitoring kernel
firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> WiFi hardware radio
set enabled
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor dbus-daemon[371]: dbus[371]: [system]
Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor dbus[371]: [system] Successfully activated
service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> WiFi enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> WWAN enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> WiMAX enabled by
radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> Networking is
enabled by state file
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): carrier is
OFF
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 2)
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): bringing up
device.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth0):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:07.0/0000:04:00.0/net/eth0
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <warn> failed to allocate
link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): carrier is
ON
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): new
Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 3)
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): exported
as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): preparing
device.
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1):
deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> Added default wired
connection 'Wired connection 1'
for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.0/0000:05:00.0/net/eth1
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: Unknown setting
'802-3-ethernet'
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <warn> plugin provided
invalid connection: '(null)' / 'base setting GType not found' invalid: 2
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]:
<warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo: couldn't determine device driver;
ignoring...
Oct 12 12:59:34 mordor NetworkManager[13760]: <info> (eth1): device
state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none') [20 30 0]