After one of the recent updates in the last week and reboot yesterday (can not specify more clearly because I was suspending the laptop in other days) NetworkManager does not bring up WiFi. /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 works fine. part of its log (with --log-level=DEBUG --log-domains=WIFI,CORE,DEVICE) NetworkManager[3256]: <info> monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. NetworkManager[3256]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.704051] [NetworkManagerUtils.c:919] nm_utils_get_proc_sys_net_value(): (wlan0): error reading /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/use_tempaddr: (4) Failed to open file '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/use_tempaddr': No such file or directory NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.704148] [nm-device-wifi.c:297] constructor(): (wlan0): kernel ifindex 3 NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.704520] [wifi-utils-nl80211.c:720] wifi_nl80211_init(): (wlan0): NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY request indicated failure NetworkManager[3256]: <warn> (wlan0): failed to initialize WiFi driver NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.705867] [NetworkManagerUtils.c:919] nm_utils_get_proc_sys_net_value(): (eth0): error reading /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/use_tempaddr: (4) Failed to open file '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/use_tempaddr': No such file or directory NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.706931] [nm-device-ethernet.c:494] real_update_initial_hw_address(): (eth0): read initial MAC address C8:0A:A9:3B:52:78 NetworkManager[3256]: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 NetworkManager[3256]: <info> (eth0): now managed NetworkManager[3256]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2] NetworkManager[3256]: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2] NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.732456] [nm-device-ethernet.c:384] _set_hw_addr(): (eth0): no MAC address change needed NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.734416] [nm-system.c:196] sync_addresses(): (eth0): syncing addresses (family 2) NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.734739] [nm-manager.c:506] manager_device_state_changed(): stopping connectivity checks NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.734936] [nm-device.c:4334] nm_device_state_changed(): (eth0): device not yet available for transition to DISCONNECTED NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.735175] [nm-manager.c:1141] system_create_virtual_devices(): creating virtual devices... NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.736813] [NetworkManagerUtils.c:919] nm_utils_get_proc_sys_net_value(): (wlan0): error reading /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/use_tempaddr: (4) Failed to open file '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/use_tempaddr': No such file or directory NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.736888] [nm-device-wifi.c:297] constructor(): (wlan0): kernel ifindex 3 NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.737157] [wifi-utils-nl80211.c:720] wifi_nl80211_init(): (wlan0): NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY request indicated failure NetworkManager[3256]: <warn> (wlan0): failed to initialize WiFi driver NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.737834] [nm-manager.c:1141] system_create_virtual_devices(): creating virtual devices... NetworkManager[3256]: <info> NetworkManager is running with OpenRC... emerge --info net-misc/networkmanager Portage 2.2.0_alpha110 (default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop/kde, gcc-4.7.0, glibc-2.15-r2, 3.4.0-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System Settings ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.4.0-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7_CPU_Q_720_@_1.60GHz-with-gentoo-2.1 Timestamp of tree: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:45:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 4.2_p29 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.11-r3 dev-lang/python: 2.7.3-r2, 3.2.3-r1 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.8-r2 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.26 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.1-r1 sys-apps/openrc: 0.10.2 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.5 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.69 sys-devel/automake: 1.10.3, 1.11.5, 1.12.1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.22-r1 sys-devel/gcc: 4.6.3, 4.7.0 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.7.2 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r3 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 3.4 (virtual/os-headers) 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I have a feeling this has something to do with the polkit update, but I can't prove it. Downgrading polkit doesn't help for me. But of the list of packages that were updated before this started occurring, polkit looks the most suspicious. NetworkManager itself was not updated recenly on my box. But u NetworkManager[3256]: <debug> [1339166394.704520] [wifi-utils-nl80211.c:720] wifi_nl80211_init(): (wlan0): NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY request indicated failure FYI, bringing up the wifi manually still works.
Same here. downgrade to dev-libs/libnl-3.2.9 solve the problem.
(In reply to comment #2) > Same here. > > downgrade to dev-libs/libnl-3.2.9 solve the problem. Oh wow, that did it. I guess I overlooked the whole libnl update.
I can confirm this is libnl-3.2.10's fault. Cc'ing netmon.
Aw, they broke it again? Masking
This was breaking iw too, and has been fixed in 3.2.11 !
3.2.11 is in the tree. From the website: = Release Notes = Version 3.2.11 has been released on June 13, 2012. This release fixes a bug in genl_ctrl_resolve() introcued in version 3.2.10 which caused the 'iw' utility to no longer work. Could anyone confirm networkmanager is good again now?
I guess it is safe to close now.
