softmac and network-manager cite unreconcilable differences
Bug #103768 reported by
Matthew Garrett
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20
Network-manager will often fail to associate with the network when using softmac based drivers (bcm43xx, zd1211rw). It seems that either network-manager or wpa_supplicant fails to notice that the card has associated, and so times out before reporting the connection. Attempting to reselect the network while n-m is waiting for the association generally succeeds. I'll attach logs of unsuccessful and successful attempts to connect to the same network.
Changed in linux-source-2.6.20: | |
assignee: | nobody → timg-tpi |
status: | Unconfirmed → In Progress |
Changed in linux-source-2.6.20: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
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Filed against the kernel as it seems to be specific to softmac drivers (can't reproduce with mac80211), and critical as it effectively leaves these drivers useless to a standard user.