Troubleshooting • Re: WiFi gone with "Secrets were required, but not provided" after cloning disk image from Pi4 to Pi4

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 rpi-update  *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS and Dom *** Performing self-update *** Relaunching after update *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS and DomFW_REV:35b618f86d9ae867043a723e97a728f5ef7f6138BOOTLOADER_REV:11403637b1fadd304fd65a1e8c968e8565a88749 *** We're running for the first time *** Backing up files (this will take a few minutes) *** Backing up firmware *** Backing up modules 6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8WANT_32BIT:0 WANT_64BIT:1 WANT_64BIT_RT:0 WANT_PI4:1 WANT_PI5:1Updating a system with initramfs configured is not supported by rpi-update.If your system relies on drivers provided by the initramfs (e.g. custom filesystem options)it may not boot without regenerating the initramfs.If you are unsure, test if your system boots with initramfs options disabled from config.txtWould you like to proceed? (y/N)##############################################################WARNING: This update bumps to rpi-6.12.y linux treeSee discussions at:https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=379745##############################################################Would you like to proceed? (y/N)Downloading bootloader toolsDownloading bootloader images *** Downloading specific firmware revision (this will take a few minutes)  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:09 --:--:--     0100  185M  100  185M    0     0  3374k      0  0:00:56  0:00:56 --:--:-- 6574k*** PREPARING EEPROM UPDATES ***BOOTLOADER: update available   CURRENT: Wed Jan 11 17:40:52 UTC 2023 (1673458852)    LATEST: Tue Oct 14 16:40:13 UTC 2025 (1760460013)   RELEASE: latest (/usr/lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader-2711/latest)            Use raspi-config to change the release.  VL805_FW: Using bootloader EEPROM     VL805: up to date   CURRENT: 000138c0    LATEST: 000138c0   CURRENT: Wed Jan 11 17:40:52 UTC 2023 (1673458852)    UPDATE: Tue Oct 14 16:40:13 UTC 2025 (1760460013)    BOOTFS: /boot/firmware'/tmp/tmp.kmCkorVMKj' -> '/boot/firmware/pieeprom.upd'Copying recovery.bin to /boot/firmware for EEPROM updateEEPROM updates pending. Please reboot to apply the update.To cancel a pending update run "sudo rpi-eeprom-update -r". *** Updating firmware *** Updating kernel modules *** depmod 6.12.54-v8+ *** depmod 6.12.54-v8-16k+ *** depmod 6.12.54-v8-rt+ *** Updating VideoCore libraries *** Running ldconfig *** Storing current firmware revision *** Deleting downloaded files *** Syncing changes to disk *** If no errors appeared, your firmware was successfully updated to 35b618f86d9ae867043a723e97a728f5ef7f6138 *** A reboot is needed to activate the new firmware  reboot

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nmcli con up wlan0     Error: Connection activation failed: Secrets were required, but not providedHint: use 'journalctl -xe NM_CONNECTION=f6839d21-8021-4978-9028-4ef745d8581f + NM_DEVICE=wlan0' to get more details.# journalctl -xe NM_CONNECTION=f6839d21-8021-4978-9028-4ef745d8581f + NM_DEVICE=wlan0Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7411] device (wlan0): Activation: starting connection 'wlan0' (f6839d21-8021-4978-9028-4ef745d8581f)Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7441] device (wlan0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7458] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7466] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'wlan0' has security, but secrets are required.Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7466] device (wlan0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7496] device (wlan0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7504] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:25 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270745.7513] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'wlan0' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.Oct 24 02:52:31 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270751.6598] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> associatingOct 24 02:52:32 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270752.1097] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:52:42 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270762.1283] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanningOct 24 02:52:48 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270768.0454] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associatingOct 24 02:52:48 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270768.4929] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270771.3411] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) association took too longOct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.3412] device (wlan0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270771.3426] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secretsOct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.3468] device (wlan0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.3483] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.3497] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'wlan0' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.Oct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.4367] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associatingOct 24 02:52:51 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270771.8607] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:53:01 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270781.8799] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanningOct 24 02:53:07 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270787.8018] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associatingOct 24 02:53:08 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270788.2576] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270796.3421] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) association took too longOct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270796.3422] device (wlan0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270796.3437] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secretsOct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270796.3477] device (wlan0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270796.3491] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270796.3505] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'wlan0' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.Oct 24 02:53:16 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270796.4277] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanningOct 24 02:53:22 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270802.3494] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associatingOct 24 02:53:22 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270802.7986] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:53:32 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270812.8158] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanningOct 24 02:53:38 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270818.7376] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associatingOct 24 02:53:39 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270819.1828] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnectedOct 24 02:53:41 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270821.3427] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) association took too longOct 24 02:53:41 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270821.3435] device (wlan0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:53:41 g NetworkManager[653]: <warn>  [1761270821.3476] device (wlan0): Activation: failed for connection 'wlan0'Oct 24 02:53:41 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270821.3488] device (wlan0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')Oct 24 02:53:53 g NetworkManager[653]: <info>  [1761270833.3962] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive