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[Bug 1426923] Re: Allow ubuntu-system-settings to set a device's firmware through wpa_supplicant

 

** Also affects: wpasupplicant (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Allow ubuntu-system-settings to set a device's firmware through
  wpa_supplicant

Status in dbus package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in wpasupplicant package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Background:
  AP hotspots are currently provisioned like this [1]. I don't precisely know why we need to poke the driver, but AP hotspots on krillin fails without it.

  Rationale:
  Ubuntu System Settings needs to do the same things as aforementioned script, but via dbus [2] as phablet/current non-privileged user.

  What happens:
  If phablet runs [2], this error message [3] is produced, which I interpret to be equivalent with "you're not welcome here".

  What should happen instead:
  Ubuntu System Settings should be allowed to make the call

  [1] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mathieu-tl/+junk/touch-hotspot/view/head:/hotspot.py
  [2] gdbus call --system -d fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1 -o /fi/w1/wpa_supplicant1 -m fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.SetInterfaceFirmware / ap
  [3] http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/10489519/

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