quantal NetworkManager delays ungreying the menu a long time and fails automatically to connect WPA

First problem (bug) is that the network-manager disconnectes on boot even though it has the network name, security type, and password. Enable network and enable wireless are both checked and should connect instead of disconnecting.

Second problem (bug) is on selecting "Connect to hidden wireless network" all the selections are greyed out and won't respond to mouse, down errow, space bar, you name it.

On my notebook with kernel 3.2.0-24 it asks for userpassword at this point, I assume quantal 3.4.0-5 network-manager is waiting for password but never did pop up the password menu and ask.

After some time of trying, finally the selections work, all filled out and ready to go. Push enter and menu completes.

Some time later, sluggish, finally connects like it should have at boot.

At 1.66 GHz the network manager must be using up billions of instructions doing what?

Any suggestions/try this/try that etc. would be appreciated.

Jerry

Today's 20 June update same problem.

1. Does not connect to wireless WPA on boot.

2. Select "Hidden Wireless Network" choices unresponsive, all greyed out.

3. Exactly as if it is waiting for "sudo"

4. Do something else on terminal that requires "sudo", example "sudo aptitude update".

5. Then the "Hidden Wireless Network" wakes up, after a couple tries, connects.

How do I start the network-manager "Hidden Wireless Network" with the "sudo" command instead of a mouse selection?

Thanks, Jerry

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

22 June i386 build still same problems - very difficult to get wireless going, using "edit connections" and Systems Settings Network and Connect to Hidden Wireless Network. Quantal has all the info, the network name, the password but I have to go round and round until it finally connects with the settings it had all along.

Any ideas?

Jerry

22 June Quantal daily build - "connect automatically" takes a good 5 minutes - at 1.66 GHz that's billions and billions of instructions doing what? to connect to wireless WPA.
Systems Settings > Network does not show network name and pull down menu does not show network name even though selecting applet shows network name, selecting wireless security very sluggish and does not allow selecting password which it has stored already from yesterday.

Finally after 5 minutes the connection wakes up - why don't Enable Wireless and Connect Automatically work??

Also, pull down menu at the network applet is very short and does not show connect to hidden network, 4 lines or so. After it came up then the full 12 line menu appears showing connect to hidden network.

How do I get the network applet to display "connect to hidden wireless network"? It's got Enable Wireless checked and has the name of the network and the password, why doesn't it do it?

Thanks much for any suggestions.

Jerry

Regression. Precise connects to wireless WPA on boot.

Quanmtal Disconnects instead!

Edit connection, wireless security takes 45 seconds for menu to appear.

Everything was there O.K., says connect automatically as it was, close mentu.

Still not connected.

Systems Settings network wireless does not even display the network even though edit shows it.

Finally after about 5 minutes of trying to get somewhere connects.

Precise Pangolin connected right away??

Any ideas how to get "enable wireless" to "enable wireless"? Any idea how to get "connect automatically" to "connect automatically" like Precise does?

Thanks for any ideas.

Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal
Linux Aspire1 3.5.0-1-generic #1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 19 14:25:38 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000

Jerry

25 June daily build install still much thrash to get wireless WPA running. Live, select network applet wireless security and it does. Installed, select network applet wireless security and it does not . Just nothing. After a minute or more it might show the menu so I can set WPA and password.

Still does not "automatically connect".

Do System Settings Network and it does not even show the network name which was set in the edit above a while ago.

Switch back and forth between network applet and network settings eventually connects.

Still only showing the "short" network applet 4 item menu instead of the long 12 item menu with connect to hidden network although that choice hasn't been any better.

At 1.66 gHz that's billions and billions of instruction times - what on earth is the network manager doing? Any way to trace?

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Jerry

Worked a bit more on this bug as the Milestone A2 approaches, this with the Monday 25 June Quantal - put the data into bug #1017738. This is a regression because I can reboot into Precise which comes right up with wireless WPA (once set up) then reboot into Quantal might take 20 minutes or more to get going.

Jerry