[Bug 1925408] Re: wpa3 is used regardless of manual setting

[Erich Eickmeyer ]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command only once, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 1925408

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-
bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this
functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to ubiquity in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1925408

Title:
  wpa3 is used regardless of manual setting

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using:
  ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64

  2) The version of the package:
  ubiquity 20.04.15.10

  3) What I expected to happen:
  The ubuntu installer should respect the user setting for the wifi connection's encryption type and establish a WPA2 connection if I select "WPA & WPA2 Personal".

  4) What happened instead:
  The installer ignores the setting and tries to establish a WPA3 connection, since the network is WPA3 capable. Since my wifi card does not support WPA I get an error message from the network-manager ("Activation of network connection failed") and can't use the wifi connection during installation.

  Workaround:
  Liveboot into Ubuntu ("Try Ubuntu") and properly setup the wifi connection before launching the installer.

  Some more details with dmesg logs:
  https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/issues/424#issuecomment-824386251

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1925408/+subscriptions