The problem resulting in the infinite loop of the lines mentioned above was fixed for me using the trunk builds of network-manager and modemmanager: https://edge.launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/trunk
-- NetworkManager crashes when trying to connect via 3g modem, leaves system messed up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411724 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
