Actually, I copied the /etc/network/interfaces from the wrong computer. Here's the right one: auto lo iface lo inet loopback
auto sprint iface sprint inet ppp provider "sprint" That second interface had no chance to successfully come up as I don't even have that wifi card anymore. When I comment out the "sprint" interface related lines, network-manager starts fine. The file now looks like: auto lo iface lo inet loopback #auto sprint #iface sprint inet ppp # provider "sprint" In Precise and Oneiric, having the bad interface didn't seem to matter. All the sudden in Quantal, network-manager doesn't start (and never appears to try to when I am watching the text boot screen). I am going to assume that having the improper iface (and it's "auto" line) configured in my /etc/network/interfaces was causing the static- network-up upstart event to never be fired, which would have meant that network-manager wouldn't be started. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055209 Title: service network-manager doesn't start on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1055209/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
