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nu11_p01n73R

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[Solved] Netctl fails after update

Netctl fails on all wireless connections, with existing profiles or not.
The output of systemctl status netctl@wlp18s0\x2dKALAPPURACKAL.service is

netctl@wlp18s0x2dKALAPPURACKAL.service - Networking for netctl profile wlp18s0x2dKALAPPURACKAL
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static)
   Active: inactive (dead)
     Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)

got this error after after an update yesterday, or may be i removed network manager along with the update(might be blunder)

output of systemctl status | grep net

sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.1-0000:12:00.0-net-wlp18s0.device                         loaded active plugged   Centrino Advanced-N 6200 2x2 AGN
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1c.5-0000:16:00.0-net-enp22s0.device                         loaded active plugged   RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1d.0-usb2-2\x2d1-2\x2d1.3-2\x2d1.3:1.0-net-usb0.device       loaded active plugged   Android
sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp0s29u1u3.device                                                loaded active plugged   Android
sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp22s0.device                                                    loaded active plugged   RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
sys-subsystem-net-devices-wlp18s0.device                                                    loaded active plugged   Centrino Advanced-N 6200 2x2 AGN
netctl@wlp18s0\x2dKALAPPURACKAL.service                                                     loaded failed failed    Networking for netctl profile wlp18s0-KALAPPURACKAL
netctl@wlp18s0\x2dproject1.service                                                          loaded failed failed    Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu
system-netctl.slice                                                                         loaded active active    system-netctl.slice
network.target                                                                              loaded active active    Network

the profile i am trying out now is

Description='Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu'
Interface=wlp18s0
Connection=wireless
Security=none
ESSID='KALAPPURACKAL'
IP=dhcp

Last edited by nu11_p01n73R (2014-03-03 04:15:31)

jasonwryan

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Re: [Solved] Netctl fails after update

Not an Installation issue, moving to Networking...

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nu11_p01n73R

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Registered: 2012-06-04

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Re: [Solved] Netctl fails after update

iw works fine. So not an error with hardware...able to ping when connected using iw, still netctl is broken

pomekewe

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Registered: 2012-01-14

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Re: [Solved] Netctl fails after update

Try downgrading wpa_supplicant. Sounds like a similar problem to this:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=177875

See my entry at the end.

Cheers,
Steve.

nu11_p01n73R

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Re: [Solved] Netctl fails after update

cheers pomekewe !!!!
Works fine now !!!!
downgrade wpa_supplicant to v2.0
marking as solved