#11534 NORM Not Tri: 11.3.1 kernel disables network if interface missing on first boot

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#11534: 11.3.1 kernel disables network if interface missing on first boot
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 Reporter:  wad                  |                 Owner:               
     Type:  defect               |                Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal               |             Milestone:  Not Triaged  
Component:  not assigned         |               Version:  not specified
 Keywords:  XO-1.75, XO-3, WLAN  |           Next_action:  diagnose     
 Verified:  0                    |   Deployment_affected:               
Blockedby:                       |              Blocking:               
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 After a fresh install of an 11.3.1 based system (os17, in my case), if the
 WLAN device is not present on the first boot, networking is permanently
 disabled.

 Inspection shows that the /etc/sysconfig/network file is not generated.
 On future boots (even with a WLAN card present), the absence of that file
 causes NetworkManager to fail to start.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11534>
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