According to the above URL there is a problem on bigendian machines connecting to a WPA network with networkmanager-0.6.5. There is a patch available, which should be added to the Gentoo ebuild.
I tested it but I can't say if it helps. The problem ist that knetworkmanager seems to have problems, too. Anybody could check this?
I added the patch to the ebuild. but it changes nothing. I still can not connect to wifi networks. I always get messages like this in the logs: Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 'xxxx'._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key for network 'xxxx' received._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled..._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started..._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled..._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting..._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'xxxx' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed._ Dec 2 00:42:29 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 'xxxx'._
Created attachment 138049 [details, diff] 24pp_svn2754-lp101857-endianess.patch I tested this patch from the ubuntu gutsy network-manager package source. It fixed all of my wpa problems. I have a ppc ibook.
I applied the same patch, but I still get no connection. See comment #2. Might be another problem.
Do you still see these issues with networkmanager 0.6.5.98? You may have to keyword it, unfortunately, my EFIKA has stopped working, so unfortunately, I have no more PPC access.
Sorry for the late reply. I tested it again with the latest networkmanager available and knetworkmanager. The connection worked now, but I had to configure it manually. If I selected a network from the list of available networks, it tried to connect, but failed and did not ask me for a password.
Allright, I don't know what exactly changed, but I just installed the new 0.2.2 version of knetworkmanager and now everything works as expected. Even the automatic configuration.
Created attachment 149730 [details] version 0.2.2 of knetworkmanager ebuild for the new version
Sorry, I need to correct myself once more. The problem with automatic connection is still there. My wifi network here is WPA encrypted and if I select it on the list of available networks, I am not asked for the passphrase. Instead I get this in my logs: Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started..._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled..._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting..._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'wlan' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 'wlan'._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key for network 'wlan' received._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled..._ Apr 15 15:02:11 [NetworkManager] <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started..._ To make it work I have to select "Connect to other wireless network" and enter the information there. After that the connection is established and works. However, I need to repeat this step everytime I restart. It looks like no passwords and other information is stored. I don't use kwallet right now. Maybe I will try it.
Just note to previous comment. I used kwallet and knetworkmanager still don't ask passwords. knetworkmanager 0.2.1, networkmanager 0.6.6, kde 3.5.9, x86_64
I tried to run knetworkmanager through kdesu with root privileges. It worked such way - knetworkmanager asked for password and save it in kdewallet. But only mess thing - knetworkmanager creates new wallet under ~root/.kde directory.
Axel, you should not run knetworkmanager as root. The 24pp_svn2754-lp101857-endianess.patch is shipped in at least the 0.6.6 release of networkmanager. This should allow the actual connection to a WPA encrypted network, which was the initial bug report. The knetworkmanager not asking for a password seems to be an unrelated problem, please test whether it still occurs in latest knetworkmanager-0.2.2_p20080528. If it does, leave a comment here. Otherwise I'll close it since the initial report is dealt with.
