connman waits some minutes before scanning

[Andrea Corbellini]

Binary package hint: connman

When I boot the system and log in, connman does not immediately scan the wifi network looking for access points. Instead, it waits some minutes.

To workaround the problem, I've downloaded the source using "apt-get source connman" and launched the script test/start-scanning, just after the log in. The access points are found after just a few seconds.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: connman 0.55-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic-pae 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Date: Wed Feb 16 19:43:46 2011
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
IpRoute:
 192.168.1.1 dev eth1 scope link
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.7
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth1
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3500
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic-pae root=UUID=a82ed1fb-bf40-45ec-a2a1-32562251d917 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: connman
dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A10
dmi.board.name: 0G2R51
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A10
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A10
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd10/25/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3500:pvrA10:rvnDellInc.:rn0G2R51:rvrA10:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA10:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3500
dmi.product.version: A10
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Kalle Valo (kvalo)]

Andrea Corbellini <email address hidden> writes:

> When I boot the system and log in, connman does not immediately scan the
> wifi network looking for access points. Instead, it waits some minutes.
>
> To workaround the problem, I've downloaded the source using "apt-get
> source connman" and launched the script test/start-scanning, just after
> the log in. The access points are found after just a few seconds.

Btw, if you use indicator-network you can just run 'cmcc scan' to
trigger a scan.

> NonfreeKernelModules: wl

This is a bug in the wl driver you are using, the first scan always
fails. As the driver is proprietary we can't fix it. But there's a
workaround for wpasupplicant, see bug #638303 for more.

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Kalle Valo

[Andrea Corbellini (andrea.corbellini)]

Hi and thanks for your feedback. I can't find a workaround on bug #638303, however "cmcc scan" is enough for me.

I'm marking this bug as a duplicate of #638303. Thanks again!

[Kalle Valo (kvalo)]

Andrea Corbellini <email address hidden> writes:

> I can't find a workaround on bug #638303, however "cmcc scan" is
> enough for me.

I uploaded natty test packages to my ppa, see here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/wpasupplicant/+bug/638303/comments/3

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Kalle Valo