[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#989415: network-manager: Intel WiFi on Thinkpad X280 cannot connect: reason=CONN_FAILED

Tommaso Gagliardoni donotreply at gagliardoni.net
Thu Jun 3 10:42:35 BST 2021


Package: network-manager
Version: 1.30.0-2
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: donotreply at gagliardoni.net

Dear Maintainer,

not sure exactly when it started because I use regularly my laptop connected
via ethernet. This is a Lenovo Thinkpad X280 with Debian testing and Gnome.
Connection to any WiFi network fails with no apparent reason. The card is
turned on, in fact I can scan existing WiFi's but whenever I try to connect it
fails. I am dual-booting with Windows and the problem does not appear there, so
I guess it's not a hardware problem. Also, I'm 100% sure the wifi key is
correct.

This is my first bug report here, apologies if I mess up.

Here is what I see:

    # lspci |grep -i wireless
-------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<----
3b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78)
-------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<----

    # journalctl -f
-------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<----
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4929]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: starting connection 'WiFi_mySSID' (0123abcd-
just-00an-uuid-0123456789ab)
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4930]
audit: op="connection-add-activate" uuid="0123abcd-just-00an-uuid-0123456789ab"
name="WiFi_mySSID" pid=957 uid=1000 result="success"
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4954]
device (wlp59s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-
iface-state: 'managed')
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4958]
manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4962]
device (wlp59s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-
state: 'managed')
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4966]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'WiFi_mySSID' has security,
but secrets are required.
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4966]
device (wlp59s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-
state: 'managed')
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.4968] sup-
iface[0123456789abcdef,0,wlp59s0]: wps: type pbc start...
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: WPS-PBC-ACTIVE
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.5077]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:01:30 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591290.5077]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7216]
device (wlp59s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-
state: 'managed')
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7221]
device (wlp59s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-
state: 'managed')
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7223]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'WiFi_mySSID' has security, and
secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'ssid' value 'WiFi_mySSID'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7224]
Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: SME: Trying to
authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7474]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7475]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
1/3)
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Trying to associate
with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7629]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591315.7630]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating
-> associating
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticated
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 1/3)
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 2/3)
May 21 18:01:55 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 3/3)
May 21 18:01:56 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: association with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
timed out
May 21 18:01:56 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591316.1218]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
May 21 18:01:56 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591316.1219]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: associating ->
disconnected
May 21 18:01:56 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591316.2220]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:01:56 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591316.2222]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: SME: Trying to
authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
1/3)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.0932]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.0933]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
2/3)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Trying to associate
with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticated
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 1/3)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.2081]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.2082]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating
-> associating
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 2/3)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 3/3)
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: association with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
timed out
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.5597]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
May 21 18:01:57 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591317.5598]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: associating ->
disconnected
May 21 18:01:58 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591318.0601]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:01:58 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591318.0602]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: SME: Trying to
authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.3059]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.3060]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
1/3)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Trying to associate
with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.3382]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.3383]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating
-> associating
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticated
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 1/3)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 2/3)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 3/3)
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: association with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
timed out
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.6867]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
May 21 18:02:00 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591320.6868]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: associating ->
disconnected
May 21 18:02:01 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591321.6878]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:02:01 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591321.6879]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: SME: Trying to
authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591322.5432]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
1/3)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591322.5434]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
2/3)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Trying to associate
with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticated
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 1/3)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591322.6565]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591322.6566]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating
-> associating
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 2/3)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 3/3)
May 21 18:02:02 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: association with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
timed out
May 21 18:02:03 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-
DISABLED id=0 ssid="WiFi_mySSID" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=CONN_FAILED
May 21 18:02:03 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591323.0070]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
May 21 18:02:03 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591323.0071]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: associating ->
disconnected
May 21 18:02:08 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591328.0109]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:02:08 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591328.0110]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-
REENABLED id=0 ssid="WiFi_mySSID"
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: SME: Trying to
authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591332.8656]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591332.8657]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: send auth to 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (try
1/3)
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Trying to associate
with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff (SSID='WiFi_mySSID' freq=2412 MHz)
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: authenticated
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591332.8776]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591332.8777]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating
-> associating
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 1/3)
May 21 18:02:12 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 2/3)
May 21 18:02:13 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: associate with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
(try 3/3)
May 21 18:02:13 myhostname kernel: wlp59s0: association with 00:ff:aa:55:00:ff
timed out
May 21 18:02:13 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-
DISABLED id=0 ssid="WiFi_mySSID" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
May 21 18:02:13 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591333.2213]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
May 21 18:02:13 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591333.2213]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: associating ->
disconnected
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <warn>  [1621591340.5697]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591340.5698]
device (wlp59s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-
state: 'managed')
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591340.5707] sup-
iface[0123456789abcdef,0,wlp59s0]: wps: type pbc start...
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <warn>  [1621591340.5734]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secrets
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: WPS-PBC-ACTIVE
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591340.5854]
device (wlp59s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
May 21 18:02:20 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591340.5855]
device (p2p-dev-wlp59s0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <warn>  [1621591342.7709]
device (wlp59s0): no secrets: User canceled the secrets request.
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591342.7710]
device (wlp59s0): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-
iface-state: 'managed')
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591342.7726]
manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <warn>  [1621591342.7751]
device (wlp59s0): Activation: failed for connection 'WiFi_mySSID'
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname NetworkManager[639]: <info>  [1621591342.7756]
device (wlp59s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-
iface-state: 'managed')
May 21 18:02:22 myhostname wpa_supplicant[655]: wlp59s0: Reject scan trigger
since one is already pending
-------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<-----------8<----




-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-7-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages network-manager depends on:
ii  adduser          3.118
ii  dbus             1.12.20-2
ii  libaudit1        1:3.0-2
ii  libbluetooth3    5.55-3
ii  libc6            2.31-12
ii  libcurl3-gnutls  7.74.0-1.2
ii  libglib2.0-0     2.66.8-1
ii  libgnutls30      3.7.1-4
ii  libjansson4      2.13.1-1.1
ii  libmm-glib0      1.14.12-0.1
ii  libndp0          1.6-1+b1
ii  libnewt0.52      0.52.21-4+b3
ii  libnm0           1.30.0-2
ii  libpsl5          0.21.0-1.2
ii  libreadline8     8.1-2
ii  libselinux1      3.1-3
ii  libsystemd0      247.3-5
ii  libteamdctl0     1.31-1
ii  libudev1         247.3-5
ii  libuuid1         2.36.1-7
ii  policykit-1      0.105-30
ii  udev             247.3-5
ii  wpasupplicant    2:2.9.0-21

Versions of packages network-manager recommends:
ii  dnsmasq-base [dnsmasq-base]  2.85-1
ii  iptables                     1.8.7-1
ii  libpam-systemd               247.3-5
ii  modemmanager                 1.14.12-0.1
ii  ppp                          2.4.9-1+1
ii  wireless-regdb               2020.04.29-2

Versions of packages network-manager suggests:
ii  isc-dhcp-client  4.4.1-2.2
pn  libteam-utils    <none>

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf changed:
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=true
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no



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