Ad-Hoc network creation took too long, failing activation

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Starting Network Manager...
<info> NetworkManager (version 0.9.10.0-5.git20140704.fc21) is starting...
<info> WEXT support is enabled
<info> WiFi hardware radio set enabled
<info> Loaded device plugin: /usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so
<info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
<info> Networking is enabled by state file
Started Network Manager.
<info> (ra0): driver does not support SSID scans (scan_capa 0x00).
<info> (ra0): using WEXT for WiFi device control
<info> (ra0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'usb' ifindex: 5)
<info> (ra0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4
<info> (ra0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
<info> (ra0): preparing device
<warn> (ra0): error 100 getting card mode
<error> [1412709645.317223] [platform/wifi/wifi-utils-wext.c:160] wifi_wext_set_mode(): (ra0): error setting 
mode 2
<info> wpa_supplicant started
<info> (ra0) supports 1 scan SSIDs
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready
<info> (ra0): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available') [20 30 42]
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: ready -> disconnected
<info> (ra0) supports 1 scan SSIDs
<info> startup complete
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
...
<info> (ra0): disconnecting for new activation request.
<info> (ra0): device state change: activated -> deactivating (reason 'none') [100 110 0]
<info> NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTING
<info> (ra0): device state change: deactivating -> disconnected (reason 'none') [110 30 0]
<info> (ra0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
<info> (ra0): canceled DHCP transaction, DHCP client pid 1144
<info> NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
<info> Activation (ra0) starting connection 'bla'
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
<warn> Connection disconnected (reason -3)
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
<info> (ra0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
<info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
<info> (ra0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
<info> Activation (ra0/wireless): connection 'bla' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
<info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'bla'
<info> Config: added 'mode' value '1'
<info> Config: added 'frequency' value '2412'
<info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
<info> Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
<info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>'
<info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0'
<info> Activation (ra0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
<info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 2
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associating
<warn> Activation (ra0/wireless): Ad-Hoc network creation took too long, failing activation.
<info> (ra0): device state change: config -> failed (reason 'supplicant-timeout') [50 120 11]
<info> NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
<warn> Activation (ra0) failed for connection 'bla'
<warn> Connection disconnected (reason -3)
<info> (ra0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
<info> (ra0): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
<info> (ra0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
<warn> (ra0): error 100 getting card mode
<error> [1412717534.522258] [platform/wifi/wifi-utils-wext.c:160] wifi_wext_set_mode(): (ra0): error setting 
mode 2


IBSS works via Wicd although not reliable.
BTW AP/WPA2, is it possible at all?


poma