I can confirm a similar bug that occurs when I have a configuration for my wireless card in the interfaces file. Here's the relevant section of the syslog:
Apr 14 21:07:44 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Istarting... Apr 14 21:07:44 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I main (): nm_data_new: Setting up dbus filter Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_signal_handler (): Caught signal 11. Generating backtrace... Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* START ********************************** Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 0: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager [0x806ac58] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 1: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager [0x806ae05] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 2: [0xffffe420] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 3: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager [0x8059a3b] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 4: /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_object_unref+0xc5) [0xb7cbaeac] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 5: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager(nm_device_new+0x415) [0x8055e50] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 6: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager(nm_create_device_and_add_to_list+0xb8) [0x80658aa] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 7: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager(nm_add_initial_devices+0xea) [0x8065edf] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 8: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager(nm_hal_init+0xef) [0x806655e] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 9: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager(main+0x875) [0x80672ea] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 10: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd2) [0xb7cfbea2] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 11: /usr/sbin/NetworkManager [0x8052d91] Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* END **********************************
I can confirm a similar bug that occurs when I have a configuration for my wireless card in the interfaces file. Here's the relevant section of the syslog:
Apr 14 21:07:44 localhost NetworkManager: <information> ^Istarting. .. ******* ******* ******* ****** NetworkManager [0x806ac58] NetworkManager [0x806ae05] NetworkManager [0x8059a3b] libgobject- 2.0.so. 0(g_object_ unref+0xc5) [0xb7cbaeac] NetworkManager( nm_device_ new+0x415) [0x8055e50] NetworkManager( nm_create_ device_ and_add_ to_list+ 0xb8) [0x80658aa] NetworkManager( nm_add_ initial_ devices+ 0xea) [0x8065edf] NetworkManager( nm_hal_ init+0xef) [0x806655e] NetworkManager( main+0x875) [0x80672ea] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(__libc_ start_main+ 0xd2) [0xb7cfbea2] NetworkManager [0x8052d91] ******* ******* ******* ******
Apr 14 21:07:44 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I main (): nm_data_new: Setting up dbus filter
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_signal_handler (): Caught signal 11. Generating backtrace...
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* START *******
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 0: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 1: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 2: [0xffffe420]
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 3: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 4: /usr/lib/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 5: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 6: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 7: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 8: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 9: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 10: /lib/tls/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: Frame 11: /usr/sbin/
Apr 14 21:07:45 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* END *******