After compiling from the bleeding-edge without any errors this is what I get in kern.log when doing modprobe ath9k: Hardware: 02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) Subsystem: AzureWave Device 2086 Kernel driver in use: ath9k Kernel modules: ath9 Kernel: 3.3.0-030300rc6-generic (the same happens on 3.2 kernel Distribution: Ubuntu 12.04 Testing Mar 5 21:21:31 karl kernel: [25063.046563] ath9k: Driver unloaded Mar 5 21:21:32 karl kernel: [25063.557834] NET: Unregistered protocol family 31 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553769] Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-2012-02-28 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553781] Backport based on linux-next.git next-20120302 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553793] sys_init_module: 'compat'->init suspiciously returned 68, it should follow 0/-E convention Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553799] sys_init_module: loading module anyway... Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553811] Pid: 6188, comm: modprobe Tainted: G WC O 3.3.0-030300rc6-generic #201203032235 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553817] Call Trace: Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553833] [<ffffffff810b557b>] sys_init_module+0x21b/0x220 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553844] [<ffffffff816683e9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.553862] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffff8800df439014 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.560967] IP: [<ffffffff810b3138>] module_put+0x28/0x90 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.564465] PGD 1c06063 PUD 0 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.567077] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.569750] CPU 1 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.569776] Modules linked in: compat(O) msr parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek joydev rts5139(C) snd_hda_intel asus_nb_wmi snd_hda_codec asus_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device arc4 psmouse serio_raw i915 snd drm_kms_helper mac_hid drm soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_algo_bit video mei(C) wmi lp parport [last unloaded: bluetooth] Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.582988] Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.586294] Pid: 6188, comm: modprobe Tainted: G WC O 3.3.0-030300rc6-generic #201203032235 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UX31E/UX31E Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.588207] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff810b3138>] [<ffffffff810b3138>] module_put+0x28/0x90 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.591281] RSP: 0018:ffff88000e6aff28 EFLAGS: 00010282 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.594775] RAX: ffffffffa001900c RBX: ffffffffa001b020 RCX: 0000000000000000 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.598230] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffffffffa001b020 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.601637] RBP: ffff88000e6aff48 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.604235] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffffa001b020 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.607506] R13: 0000000000ad7530 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000405d30 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.610716] FS: 00007f61c762a700(0000) GS:ffff88013f420000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.613961] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.617146] CR2: ffff8800df439014 CR3: 00000001364f6000 CR4: 00000000000406e0 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.620365] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.623530] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.626720] Process modprobe (pid: 6188, threadinfo ffff88000e6ae000, task ffff88000260c4d0) Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.629988] Stack: Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.629992] ffff88000e6aff48 ffffffffa001b020 0000000000000044 0000000000ad7530 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630000] ffff88000e6aff78 ffffffff810b5486 0000000000405d30 0000000000ada220 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630006] 0000000000000000 0000000000ad6080 0000000000ad7530 ffffffff816683e9 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630013] Call Trace: Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630025] [<ffffffff810b5486>] sys_init_module+0x126/0x220 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630034] [<ffffffff816683e9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630038] Code: 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89 5d e8 4c 89 65 f0 4c 89 6d f8 66 66 66 66 90 48 85 ff 49 89 fc 74 21 48 8b 87 48 02 00 00 <65> 48 ff 40 08 8b 05 a5 29 c1 00 4c 8b 6d 08 85 c0 75 15 41 83 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630089] RIP [<ffffffff810b3138>] module_put+0x28/0x90 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630096] RSP <ffff88000e6aff28> Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.630099] CR2: ffff8800df439014 Mar 5 21:22:14 karl kernel: [25105.725381] ---[ end trace 5190b7aaf2d6bf84 ]--- FH JOANNEUM Gesellschaft mbH Rechtsform/Legal form: GmbH Firmenbuchgericht/Court of registry: Landesgericht für ZRS Graz Firmenbuchnummer/Company registration: FN 125888 f DVR: 0813559 UID-Nr.: ATU 42361001 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html