Hi,
I have previously use my wifi dongle AC1300 (RTL88x2BU) with Manjaro 21.3 without any issue. It was fast and reliable,
Since yesterday, I’m not able to connect to wifi. Manjaro displays an warning message that no SECRET has been provided.
That’s weird as the wifi password (the secret) is provided in not encrypted way. I even tried with encrypted (so only for 1 user) without any success.
I do not understand what’s going on as my internet cable connection works great, even my standard wifi connection from the same laptop.
So problem is only with this USB dongle/wifi USB dongle since yesterday.
How can I solve this issue as during last week the same USB dongle worked perfectly with the same laptop and manjaro version / kernel ?
thx
Hello,
Might want to check this NetworkManager - ArchWiki
Did you try from terminal the following command:
nmcli connection up <ConnectionName> --ask
I did and after entering password, it waits few seconds and return to prompt.
While entering validating password, the GUI displays “configuring interface” as usual and nothing happens.
Have you also disabled MAC address randomization as per wiki? You have to reboot after that and try again.
I did what was written in the wiki so I disabled MAC address. But after reboot nothing changed 
The only thing that I can say it’s that system is waiting a password for 90s, like password was not correct of not provided.I really do not understand has everything was working till yesterday morning.
In another recent thread, with a different issue, after some initial diagnosis
I suggested to do what I always do as the very first thing:
power cycle the router.
Pull the plug and have it reboot.
Have you tried that yet?
It is an unspecific and unsophisticated approach, but it often is effective.
I switched off router, restarted it, reconnect USB dongle but nothing changed.
Anyway I doubt that issue is with router as if I use my standard 2.4Ghz wifi connecter, my laptop is able to connect with the router. The same if I use the cable RJ45.
So the issue is really with the RTL88x2BU wifi dongle since yesterday. Dongle detect SSID, can connect to it but once it needs the password, it seems it can’t read it or it it looks like the password is not found (while it is stored or I type it)
When I was under Ubuntu, the issue with OS was that once password stored ENCRYPTED was not able to be read by the driver. So since this issue I use to store password in not encrypted form, so for all users.
It was working great in Ubuntu and Manjaro till now
To help gathering info on what the problem is
you can open a terminal and use either
journalctl -f
or
sudo dmesg -w
and watch the output while you are trying to connect
(both commands print the messages as they occur)
Both should state a reason for the issue - perhaps in slightly different format and verbosity.
here it is:
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1884] device (wlp0s29u1u4): Activation: starting connection 'MOVISTAR_D147' (5a78a844-2d6e-443e-9ace-ec70a70719d7)
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 kernel: audit: type=1111 audit(1657965896.185:191): pid=560 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=connection-activate uuid=5a78a844-2d6e-443e-9ace-ec70a70719d7 name="MOVISTAR_D147" pid=776 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 audit[560]: USYS_CONFIG pid=560 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=connection-activate uuid=5a78a844-2d6e-443e-9ace-ec70a70719d7 name="MOVISTAR_D147" pid=776 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: WPS-CANCEL
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1887] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="5a78a844-2d6e-443e-9ace-ec70a70719d7" name="MOVISTAR_D147" pid=776 uid=1000 result="success"
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1888] device (wlp0s29u1u4): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1892] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1896] device (wlp0s29u1u4): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1898] device (wlp0s29u1u4): Activation: (wifi) access point 'MOVISTAR_D147' has security, but secrets are required.
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1899] device (wlp0s29u1u4): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1900] sup-iface[d896a344b8b04269,4,wlp0s29u1u4]: wps: type pbc start...
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1910] device (wlp0s29u1u4): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1912] device (wlp0s29u1u4): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1914] device (wlp0s29u1u4): Activation: (wifi) connection 'MOVISTAR_D147' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed.
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'ssid' value 'MOVISTAR_D147'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1916] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 kdeconnectd[790]: "Object does not exist at path “/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1”"
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 kded5[731]: "Object does not exist at path “/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1”"
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: Trying to associate with f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 (SSID='MOVISTAR_D147' freq=2462 MHz)
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: [HALMAC][ALWAYS]shall R reg twice!!
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 kernel: start_addr=(0x20000), end_addr=(0x40000), buffer_size=(0x20000), smp_number_max=(16384)
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965897.2426] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associating
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965897.2427] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> associating
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-STARTED-CHANNEL-SWITCH freq=2462 ht_enabled=1 ch_offset=0 ch_width=20 MHz cf1=2462 cf2=0
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: nolinked power save leave
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: rtw_set_802_11_connect(wlp0s29u1u4) fw_state=0x00000008
juil. 16 12:04:57 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: start auth
juil. 16 12:04:58 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT status_code=1
juil. 16 12:04:58 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: WARN _beamforming_leave: f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 is neither beamforming ee or er!!
juil. 16 12:04:58 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
juil. 16 12:04:58 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965898.9130] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:04:58 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965898.9131] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:04:59 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965899.0145] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
juil. 16 12:04:59 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965899.0146] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: Trying to associate with f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 (SSID='MOVISTAR_D147' freq=2462 MHz)
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-STARTED-CHANNEL-SWITCH freq=2462 ht_enabled=1 ch_offset=0 ch_width=20 MHz cf1=2462 cf2=0
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: rtw_set_802_11_connect(wlp0s29u1u4) fw_state=0x00000008
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965903.3243] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965903.3244] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> associating
juil. 16 12:05:03 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: start auth
juil. 16 12:05:04 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT status_code=1
juil. 16 12:05:04 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: WARN _beamforming_leave: f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 is neither beamforming ee or er!!
juil. 16 12:05:04 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
juil. 16 12:05:04 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965904.9661] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:05:04 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965904.9662] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:05:05 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965905.4681] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
juil. 16 12:05:05 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965905.4681] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: Trying to associate with f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 (SSID='MOVISTAR_D147' freq=2462 MHz)
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: rtw_set_802_11_connect(wlp0s29u1u4) fw_state=0x00000008
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965910.3056] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965910.3057] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> associating
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-STARTED-CHANNEL-SWITCH freq=2462 ht_enabled=1 ch_offset=0 ch_width=20 MHz cf1=2462 cf2=0
juil. 16 12:05:10 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: start auth
juil. 16 12:05:12 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp0s29u1u4: CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT status_code=1
juil. 16 12:05:12 NTB0001 kernel: RTW: WARN _beamforming_leave: f8:8e:85:29:d1:48 is neither beamforming ee or er!!
juil. 16 12:05:12 NTB0001 wpa_supplicant[618]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
juil. 16 12:05:12 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965912.0328] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:05:12 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965912.0329] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: associating -> disconnected
juil. 16 12:05:13 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965913.0354] device (wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
juil. 16 12:05:13 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965913.0354] device (p2p-dev-wlp0s29u1u4): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
this was output from sudo dmesg -w
perhaps it helps to see what journalctl -f yields also
but:
this line (line 19) here looks suspicious (to me)
juil. 16 12:04:56 NTB0001 NetworkManager[560]: <info> [1657965896.1915] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
some misconfiguration perhaps
to be sure, start over
delete the connection.
Try again, perhaps with nmcli and no preconfigured connection.