[NM trunk ppa] dhcp parameters broken for 0.8~rc4~git.20100212t193835.cf9d8ea and newer

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Network-manager is not connecting with DHCP on latest Trunk build

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Network manager Version 24.02.2010 - 0.8~rc4~git.20100212t193835.cf9d8ea-0ubuntu1~nmt2~karmic

TEST CASE:
Install the latest Network Manager From trunk build.
https://edge.launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/trunk
Install Network-Manager from trunk build.
1. start nm-applet
2. deactivate network
3. activate network
4. wait for it to connect and fail.

WORKAROUND:
Install Network Manger using a more stable build
https://edge.launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/ppa

OR you can try.
sudo dhclient

OR set a static IP.

[Anzenketh (anzenketh)]

I also had this issue however do not anymore Try running your updates to see if you still have the issue. I also changed your affected package to network-manager from ubuntuone-client. As that sounds like the issue that you are having. Please verify that this was done correctly.

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't start working on it yet, because your bug report didn't include enough information.

Please include the information requested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager. If you have trouble, please do not hesitate to ask for more assistance. Thanks in advance.

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

As a workaround the following enabled my network (but network manager still does not work):

Ensure that /etc/network/interfaces contains the following (if you use dhcp):

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Then:

/etc/init.d/networking restart

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Test case:

1. start nm-applet
2. deactivate network
3. activate network
4. wait some minutes

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Another workaround without editing /etc/network/interfaces:

sudo dhclient

With this I understand that a call to dhclient by NetworkManager does not work while a manual call does work...

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

This is maybe the same problem as described here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8878195

[Anzenketh (anzenketh)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

apport-collect -p nm-applet 527313

This will help us to find and resolve the problem. Bear in mind that you may need to install the python-launchpadlib package from the universe repository. Additionally, when prompted to give apport-collect permissions for Launchpad you will need to give it at least the ability to "Change Non-Private" data as it will be adding information to your bug report. Thanks in advance!

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport, either via the appropriate application's "Help -> Report a Problem" menu or using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nm-applet (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=de_CH.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare tape vboxusers video

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

One more comment: this does not only affect wlan but every network connection. So after an update an unexperienced user will not have anymore network access and is therefore also not able to update to a future patch or request information from the community.

Because of this I strongly propose to imediatly DISABLE the update in Synaptic to the new version of 24.02.2010.

[Anzenketh (anzenketh)]

What version of NM-applet are you running. You can right click it and click on about.

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Netzwerk-Manager-Applet 0.7.999

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

I think it is installed by the package

network-manager-gnome

With the following version:

0.8~rc4~git.20100212t193835.cf9d8ea-0ubuntu1~nmt2~karmic

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

I tried to reinstall an older version. Only roll back of the network-manager-gnome didn't work. Only after roll back of the network-manager in addition I was sucessful.

[Anzenketh (anzenketh)]

Found the information that we need that will really nail the issue. Please include the information requested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager as separate attachments.

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Comment #4 includes this. I identified only a test case as applicable. Not sure what I can do else.

[[e-mail] (wojciech-pisula)]

Thanks for trying to help. Nothing worked actually. I have no idea,
how "downgrade" to previous version of network manager.

Thanks again
W

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:55, Michael-Olaf <email address hidden> wrote:
> Comment #4 includes this. I identified only a test case as applicable.
> Not sure what I can do else.
>
> --
> after last update the network manager does not connect to wireless network
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527313
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client
>
> Hello,
>
> after last update 24 Feb 2010, the network manager stopped connecting to a wireless natwork. Now I am writing using the mobile phone connection. Help please!
>
> Sincerely
> Wojciech Pisula
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.syncdaemon.conf:
>  [bandwidth_throttling]
>  read_limit = 0
>  write_limit = 0
>  on = False
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.ubuntuone.client.conf:
>  [ubuntuone]
>  bookmarked = True
>  connected = True
>  connect = 2
>  show_applet = 0
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxSubmission: 9b3bf98b58639855ccc3c21bf5bb652a
> CheckboxSystem: b8f3ec504801f13fc208edb5c785b099
> Date: Wed Feb 24 21:18:41 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> Package: ubuntuone-client 1.0.3-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
> SourcePackage: ubuntuone-client
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (nautilus:2148): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
>  (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2191): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/527313/+subscribe
>
>

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

The update to the "buggy" verison was caused by the following source I had because of historical reasons:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/trunk/ubuntu karmic main

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Maybe the following will help:

Download the following files from another computer:

For AMD64:'
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager-applet/network-manager-gnome_0.8~a~git.20091014t134532.4033e62-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/network-manager_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/libnm-glib2_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/libnm-util1_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

For i386:
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager-applet/network-manager-gnome_0.8~a~git.20091014t134532.4033e62-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/network-manager_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/libnm-glib2_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/network-manager/libnm-util1_0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

Run
sudo dpkg -i [PAKETNAME 1] [PAKETNAME 2] [PAKETNAME 3] [PAKETNAME 4]

Restart

[[e-mail] (wojciech-pisula)]

Hello,

I had no time to dig into the details. I reinstalled (windows habit)
whole system :-(
Best
W

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 16:50, Michael-Olaf <email address hidden> wrote:
> The update to the "buggy" verison was caused by the following source I
> had because of historical reasons:
>
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/trunk/ubuntu karmic main
>
> --
> after last update the network manager does not connect to wireless network
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527313
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client
>
> Hello,
>
> after last update 24 Feb 2010, the network manager stopped connecting to a wireless natwork. Now I am writing using the mobile phone connection. Help please!
>
> Sincerely
> Wojciech Pisula
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.syncdaemon.conf:
>  [bandwidth_throttling]
>  read_limit = 0
>  write_limit = 0
>  on = False
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.ubuntuone.client.conf:
>  [ubuntuone]
>  bookmarked = True
>  connected = True
>  connect = 2
>  show_applet = 0
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxSubmission: 9b3bf98b58639855ccc3c21bf5bb652a
> CheckboxSystem: b8f3ec504801f13fc208edb5c785b099
> Date: Wed Feb 24 21:18:41 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> Package: ubuntuone-client 1.0.3-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
> SourcePackage: ubuntuone-client
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (nautilus:2148): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
>  (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2191): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/527313/+subscribe
>
>

[Anzenketh (anzenketh)]

"The update to the "buggy" verison was caused by the following source I had because of historical reasons:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/trunk/ubuntu karmic main"

What happens if you get Network Manager from the Main trees?

[[e-mail] (wojciech-pisula)]

Works fine. However the mobile broadband doesn't. That was reason to
include the additional source of software.
W
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 22:06, Anzenketh <email address hidden> wrote:
> "The update to the "buggy" verison was caused by the following source I
> had because of historical reasons:
>
> http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/trunk/ubuntu karmic main"
>
> What happens if you get Network Manager from the Main trees?
>
> --
> after last update the network manager does not connect to wireless network
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527313
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client
>
> Hello,
>
> after last update 24 Feb 2010, the network manager stopped connecting to a wireless natwork. Now I am writing using the mobile phone connection. Help please!
>
> Sincerely
> Wojciech Pisula
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.syncdaemon.conf:
>  [bandwidth_throttling]
>  read_limit = 0
>  write_limit = 0
>  on = False
> .home.wpisula..config.ubuntuone.ubuntuone.client.conf:
>  [ubuntuone]
>  bookmarked = True
>  connected = True
>  connect = 2
>  show_applet = 0
> Architecture: i386
> CheckboxSubmission: 9b3bf98b58639855ccc3c21bf5bb652a
> CheckboxSystem: b8f3ec504801f13fc208edb5c785b099
> Date: Wed Feb 24 21:18:41 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> Package: ubuntuone-client 1.0.3-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
> SourcePackage: ubuntuone-client
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
> XsessionErrors:
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:2115): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
>  (nautilus:2148): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
>  (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2191): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/527313/+subscribe
>
>

[Michael-Olaf (michael-olaf)]

Same with me. eth0 and wifi works, broadband not (I use blueman-applet for this). I also realized that after diasabling the source mentioned above, I do nat have a source anymore for the following packages. Maybe this causes the broadband problem, but I do not really know...

libnm-glib2
libnm-util1
modemmanager
network-manager-pptp
network-manager-vpnc

[Mitch Towner (kermiac)]

I was also hit by the network-manager trunk build bug yesterdat. It seems to only affect dhcp. As a work-around you can setup a static IP address & still be able to use the trunk build of network-manager. Also you could try using the network-manager PPA as it is has updated versions of the packages you require but is not affected by the dhcp related issue.
https://edge.launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/ppa

[Mitch Towner (kermiac)]

Set to triaged/ low as there are easy workarounds as stated in updated description & after discussion in #ubuntu-bugs

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Does this still happen if you set IPv6 to "ignore"?

[Mitch Towner (kermiac)]

Yes, I have IPv6 set to "ignore". Network-manager still fails to obtain an IP. This issue is only present when using dhcp. If a manual IP is set, network-manager connects immediately.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Mitch,

Is this only an issue with the ~karmic package or also present for other releases on the NM trunk PPA?

By the way, there is a patch available for this and applied to the version uploaded to maverick (and should be applied on trunk as well, once I unbreak the daily builds).

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Fixed in nm-trunk PPA a long time ago :)