Wireless does not work, it just keeps asking for the password

[Peter Evjan]

When I updated from 11.10 to 12.04, the wireless stopped working. It just keeps asking me for the password without ever connecting.

The wired network works just fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic 3.2.5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Feb 12 13:52:06 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.6 metric 1
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-12 (0 days ago)
nmcli-con:
 NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH
 Wired connection 1 145b48c4-fb44-4670-a689-387ab59a730a 802-3-ethernet 1329054652 Sun 12 Feb 2012 01:50:52 PM GMT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
 xdcwifi aadf903b-fff9-451d-aea9-04a7fe5ddb1c 802-11-wireless 1328450917 Sun 05 Feb 2012 02:08:37 PM GMT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
 PETEREWAN_WIFI 048c12d8-4fd0-4139-af00-4b3e177e85dc 802-11-wireless 0 never yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/3
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 wlan0 802-11-wireless connecting (need authentication) /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 eth0 802-3-ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.3.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

As I see in the atachments you use Atheros TP-Link 5008, correct?

What you observe is properly a bug in the kernel driver ath9k.

I have the same problems on my system.

Is it correct that a complete shutdown(no software newstart!) and again booted system accept your phassphrase?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Peter Evjan (peterevjan)]

On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, melchiaros wrote:
> As I see in the atachments you use Atheros TP-Link 5008, correct?
>
> What you observe is properly a bug in the kernel driver ath9k.
>
> I have the same problems on my system.
>
> Is it correct that a complete shutdown(no software newstart!) and again
> booted system accept your phassphrase?
>
Hi,

I don't know if I use Atheros TP-Link 5008. How do I find that out? I am
on a MacBook 2.1.

After a complete shutdown and start of the computer, the problem persists.

Regards,
Peter

[Peter Evjan (peterevjan)]

On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
I just ran an "update-manager -d", installed everything that was
available, and now the wireless works. I did an update yesterday, and it
did not work after that. So something made the difference!

[Peter Evjan (peterevjan)]

On 02/14/2012 06:56 PM, Peter Evjan wrote:
> On 02/12/2012 02:53 PM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
>> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>>
>> ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Confirmed
>>
> I just ran an "update-manager -d", installed everything that was
> available, and now the wireless works. I did an update yesterday, and
> it did not work after that. So something made the difference!
So, I was too drawing that conclusion. I hibernated my MacBook and came
back to it again. Now the wireless does not work. I have even rebooted
the machine, but it keeps asking me for the password and never connecting.

[Kyle Easter (kyle-easter93)]

I have the same issue, both on a desktop which (was using) an Asus n-15 PCIe card. (now using Ethernet)
and a Laptop Lenovo Thinkpad t430 which is my work laptop. I use a partition on my external harddrive at home to boot Ubuntu off. I have also noticed that this bug persists inside of both Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 / Mint 14 and 15

If the bug is in 13.04 then it is pretty much going to be inside Mint 15 too.

I can connect to the wifi first time around, after 10 minutes it will stop loading pages, and then start to prompt me for the security key (which is already entered and seen as ******) I confirm and it will just ask me again. I have tried removing the password and re-entering it and the problem still persists.

This bug has completely rendered Ubuntu/Mint useless to me without WiFi. which is a shame.