The mystery of Bullseye wi-fi device not ready

I posted about building Easy Bullseye, built with Debian Bullseye (version 11) binary packages:

https://bkhome.org/news/202108/first-test-easyos-bullseye-series.html

...and commented that NetworkManager cannot detect the wi-fi device. Yet, it is working and was able to use ye olde SNS to connect. In the network-manager-applet (also named network-manager-gnome), the "Wi-Fi Networks" entry in the menu of the tray applet says "device not ready".

Would really like to solve this!

What about other Bullseye-based pups? Puppy Forum member 'josejp2424' has created DevuanPup, built with the Chimaera release of devuan -- which is the same as Debian Bullseye, just without systemd. Forum discussion:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?f=112&t=2114

I downloaded the iso from here (dated 2021-06-13):

https://sourceforge.net/projects/devuanpup/files/chimaera/64/

Booted it, got a desktop OK. Network connection uses Frisbee, that works OK. Installed 'network-manager-gnome' and all of it's dependencies, then ran 'nm-applet' ...ha ha, the Wi-Fi menu category shows "device not ready".    

Tags: easy