I updated one of my rigs to the following version:
[email protected] · Latest Beta · K 6.10.14 · N 550.142 · A OCL 5.7.3-6.8.2411.0 · U 22.04 * Beta Image (preview), Ubuntu 22.04-based “jammy” and modern Linux kerne l v6.10
And WiFi actually started working without changing drivers, but a reboot was necessary. So now I am using the default drivers, but again as before - boot times are incredibly slow. The exact same behavior is with the latest stable. 0.6-229@focal with changed drivers (not sure if it works after reboot with original ones) is faster than that and slower than 5.15.
journalctl seems to show that my WiFi connects perfectly fine:
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 systemd[1]: Found device TL-WN722N v2/v3 [Realtek RTL8188EUS].
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 systemd[1]: Started WPA supplicant for netplan wlan0.
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 wpa_supplicant[440]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name=‘org.freedesktop.network1’ unit=‘dbus-org.freedesktop.network1.service’ requested by ‘:1.4’ (uid=0 pid=441 comm="/usr/bin/networkctl list --no-pager --no-legend ")
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in OpenVSwitch configuration for cleanup being skipped.
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 wpa_supplicant[440]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=BEACON_HINT type=UNKNOWN
Jan 28 21:58:34 rig2 kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 wpa_supplicant[440]: wlan0: SME: Trying to authenticate with 78:4f:24:28:3f:49 (SSID=‘’ freq=2472 MHz)
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 wpa_supplicant[440]: wlan0: Trying to associate with 78:4f:24:28:3f:49 (SSID='’ freq=2472 MHz)
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 kernel: wlan0: authenticate with 78:4f:24:28:3f:49 (local address=5c:a6:e6:fb:19:)
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 kernel: wlan0: send auth to 78:4f:24:28:3f:49 (try 1/3)
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 kernel: wlan0: associate with 78:4f:24:28:3f:49 (try 1/3)
Jan 28 21:58:35 rig2 wpa_supplicant[440]: wlan0: Associated with 78:4f:24:28:3f:49
But then something is struggling to understand that my rig is online:
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 systemd[1]: Mounted /hive-config.
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[321]: Mounted /hive-config
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[321]: Copying /hive-config/network/20-ethernet.network to /etc/systemd/network/
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[321]: Copying /hive-config/network/30-wireless.network to /etc/systemd/network/
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[485]: dos2unix: converting file /etc/systemd/network/20-ethernet.network to Unix format…
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[488]: dos2unix: converting file /etc/systemd/network/30-wireless.network to Unix format…
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[490]: === WiFi setup ===
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[490]: ### Found /hive-config/network/wifi.txt
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 kernel: warning: `iwconfig’ uses wireless extensions which will stop working for Wi-Fi 7 hardware; use nl80211
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[490]: Found WIFI_SSID=***
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"***"
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Mode:Managed Frequency:2.472 GHz Access Point: 78:4F:24:28:3F:49
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Retry short limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Encryption key:off
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Power Management:off
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-19 dBm
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Jan 28 21:58:36 rig2 netpre[520]: Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
Jan 28 21:58:39 rig2 ttyd[362]: [2025/01/28 21:58:39:0009] N: [vh|1|default||4200]: lws_tls_check_cert_lifetime: vhost default: cert expiry: 4543d
Jan 28 21:58:39 rig2 systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 28 21:58:52 rig2 systemd[1]: dmesg.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Failed to activate service ‘org.freedesktop.network1’: timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[441]: WARNING: systemd-networkd is not running, output will be incomplete.
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 netpre[521]: WARNING: systemd-networkd is not running, output will be incomplete.
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name=‘org.freedesktop.network1’ unit=‘dbus-org.freedesktop.network1.service’ requested by ‘:1.6’ (uid=0 pid=521 comm="networkctl status wlan0 ")
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in OpenVSwitch configuration for cleanup being skipped.
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: ERROR:Unknown state for interface NetworkctlListState(idx=1, name=‘lo’, type=‘loopback’, operational=‘n/a’, administrative=‘unmanaged’): n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: Traceback (most recent last):
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 298, in trigger_all
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: self.handle_state(iface_name,
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 348, in handle_state
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState(operational_state)
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState: n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: ERROR:Unknown state for interface NetworkctlListState(idx=2, name=‘eth0’, type=‘ether’, operational=‘n/a’, administrative=‘unmanaged’): n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: Traceback (most recent last):
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 298, in trigger_all
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: self.handle_state(iface_name,
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 348, in handle_state
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState(operational_state)
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState: n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: ERROR:Unknown state for interface NetworkctlListState(idx=3, name=‘wlan0’, type=‘wlan’, operational=‘n/a’, administrative=‘unmanaged’): n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: Traceback (most recent last):
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 298, in trigger_all
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: self.handle_state(iface_name,
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: File “/usr/bin/networkd-dispatcher”, line 348, in handle_state
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState(operational_state)
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 networkd-dispatcher[364]: UnknownState: n/a
Jan 28 21:58:59 rig2 systemd[1]: Started Dispatcher daemon for systemd-networkd.
Jan 28 21:59:24 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Failed to activate service ‘org.freedesktop.network1’: timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
Jan 28 21:59:24 rig2 networkctl[521]: Failed to query link bit rates: Connection timed out
Jan 28 21:59:24 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name=‘org.freedesktop.network1’ unit=‘dbus-org.freedesktop.network1.service’ requested by ‘:1.6’ (uid=0 pid=521 comm="networkctl status wlan0 ")
Jan 28 21:59:24 rig2 systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in OpenVSwitch configuration for cleanup being skipped.
After a couple of 25 seconds time out, another 25 seconds bring the second part of the command “wifi setup” and I am finally online. So between the below lines and those above does not have antything:
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 dbus-daemon[351]: [system] Failed to activate service ‘org.freedesktop.network1’: timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 networkctl[521]: Failed to query link DHCP leases: Connection timed out
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: ● 3: wlan0
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Link File: /usr/lib/systemd/network/73-usb-net-by-mac.link
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Network File: n/a
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Type: wlan
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: State: n/a (unmanaged)
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Online state: unknown
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Path: pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:1:1.0
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Driver: rtl8xxxu
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Vendor: TP-Link
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Model: TL-WN722N v2/v3 [Realtek RTL8188EUS]
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: HW Address: 5c:a6:e6:fb:19:
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: MTU: 1500 (min: 256, max: 2304)
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: QDisc: noqueue
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: WiFi access point: *** (78:4f:24:28:3f:49)
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Queue Length (Tx/Rx): 1/1
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Activation Policy: up
Jan 28 21:59:49 rig2 netpre[521]: Required For Online: yes
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 netpre[490]: Saved to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Created slice Slice /system/wpa_supplicant.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Started WPA supplicant daemon (interface-specific version).
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: hive-netpre.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Line 7: invalid key_mgmt ‘PSK’
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Line 7: no key_mgmt values configured.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Line 7: failed to parse key_mgmt ‘PSK’.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Line 12: failed to parse network block.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: Failed to read or parse configuration ‘/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf’.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 wpa_supplicant[554]: : CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Finished Net preconfig.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: [email protected]: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/EXCEPTION
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: [email protected]: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Reached target Preparation for Network.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Starting network interfaces…
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Starting Network Configuration…
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Link UP
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Gained carrier
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: lo: Link UP
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: lo: Gained carrier
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: Enumeration completed
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd[1]: Started Network Configuration.
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Link DOWN
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Lost carrier
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Link UP
Jan 28 21:59:53 rig2 systemd-networkd[557]: wlan0: Connected WiFi access point:
Does anybody have an idea what happens here and what to do?