NetworkManager-0.6.5-3.fc8 wpa_supplicant-0.5.7-3.fc7 Looks like NetworkManager can't connect to wpa_supplicant anymore. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'wlan0'. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/wlan0 for sub-path wlan0.dbus.get.reason Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Will activate connection 'wlan0/idoru'. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Device wlan0 activation scheduled... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) started... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'idoru' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 'idoru'. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key for network 'idoru' received. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jun 7 15:00:58 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'idoru' is encrypted, and a key exists. No new key needed. Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Error opening supplicant global control interface. Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <WARN> real_act_stage2_config(): Activation (wlan0/wireless): couldn't connect to the supplicant. Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failure scheduled... Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (idoru) Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed. Jun 7 15:01:00 snoogens NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device wlan0. Setting up the connection by hand with ifcfg network scripts works just fine.
You need NM 0.6.5-4. We removed a CLI option to the supplicant and removed the call from NM so you needed to ugprade both.
Ah oops, forgot to build that in rawhide. Get -3.fc7 (not -3.fc8) or -5.fc8 tomorrow.