wifi doesn't want to connect using networkmanager (hardy heron)

[Ferdinand Hagethorn]

wifi doesn't want to connect using networkmanager (hardy heron)

When i do it manually wpa does work and i can dhclient ath0 for an ip. NetworkManager seems to freeze (only dies when i send it a -9)
Manual doesn't work all the time, i have to ctrl-c and restart wpa_supplicant -iath0 -c ./wpa_sup.conf a couple of times before it will give a CTRL-EVENT-CONN- a connection to the wifi router (speedtouch 780 w/ firmware release: 6.2.17.5)
See below (after sysinfo) for the problems i run into when trying it manually

system info:
$ uname -a
Linux kanundra 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 23:01:54 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Debian package info (as on 22/Mar/2008, mail me if you need more):
wpasupplicant 0.6.0+0.5.8-0ubuntu2
hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu1
hal-device-manager 0.5.9.1-6ubuntu5
hal-info 20080317+git20080318-1ubuntu1
network-manager 0.6.6-0ubuntu2
network-manager-gnome 0.6.6-0ubuntu1

$ modinfo ath_pci
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/madwifi/ath_pci.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
version: 0.9.3.3
description: Support for Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN cards.
author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
srcversion: 64AD740F085A20BCC0C8478
[SNIP]

$ modinfo wlan_tkip
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/madwifi/wlan_tkip.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: 802.11 wireless support: TKIP cipher
author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
srcversion: C113F2DEAC77DAAADDDBE67
depends: wlan
vermagic: 2.6.24-12-generic SMP mod_unload 586

$ modinfo wlan_scan_sta
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/madwifi/wlan_scan_sta.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: 802.11 wireless support: default station scanner
author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
srcversion: A0F7F888346F962D7873F09
depends: wlan
vermagic: 2.6.24-12-generic SMP mod_unload 586

$ modinfo ath_rate_sample
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/madwifi/ath_rate_sample.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
version: 0.9.3.3
description: SampleRate bit-rate selection algorithm for Atheros devices
author: John Bicket
srcversion: 55DF1A44C731CB3E7385ADD
depends: wlan,ath_hal
vermagic: 2.6.24-12-generic SMP mod_unload 586

$ modinfo ath_hal
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/volatile/ath_hal.ko
license: Proprietary
version: 0.9.18.0
description: Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)
author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
srcversion: 6109C7067013DAF6BA8B0A2
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.24-12-generic SMP mod_unload 586

lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:07.0 Performance counters: Intel Corporation Unknown device 27a3 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 22)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
03:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 61)

dmesg output (ath_pci data):
[ 194.116266] ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3.3)
[ 194.116875] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 194.116897] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:00.0 to 64
[ 194.637443] wifi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[ 194.637459] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
[ 194.637467] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[ 194.637483] wifi0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[ 194.637493] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
[ 194.637500] wifi0: mac 10.3 phy 6.1 radio 10.2
[ 194.637509] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
[ 194.637513] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
[ 194.637516] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
[ 194.637520] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
[ 194.637523] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
[ 194.637526] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
[ 194.648629] wifi0: Atheros 5424/2424: mem=0x90100000, irq=16
[ 247.449778] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): ath0: link becomes ready
[ 247.529543] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[ 257.432536] ath0: no IPv6 routers present

This is what happens when wpa_supplicant doesn't want to connect; NetworkManager isn't running so that won't collide.

user@host~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -iath0 -c ./wpasupplicant.conf
Associated with 00:00:00:00:00:00
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Associated with 00:90:d0:de:73:05
WPA: CCMP is used, but EAPOL-Key descriptor version (1) is not 2.
WPA: CCMP is used, but EAPOL-Key descriptor version (1) is not 2.
[waited a few minutes before killing this process with a ctrl-c]
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received

And retrying it by restarting wpa_supplicant (have to do it 'a couple of times' before it usually works):
user@host~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -iath0 -c ./wpasupplicant.conf
Trying to associate with 00:90:d0:de:73:05 (SSID='rhuagh' freq=2412 MHz)
Associated with 00:90:d0:de:73:05
WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:90:d0:de:73:05 [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:90:d0:de:73:05 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]

Now with a sudo dhclient ath0 i'm provided with an dhcp address and wifi seems to work.

[Jesper de Jong (jespdj)]

Most likely a duplicate of bug #204931