For some reason my system has become unstable since the installation of the compat-wireless drivers. :-( I installed those drivers "compat-wireless-2012-07-03" by doing a make/ make install modinfo rtl8192ce filename: /lib/modules/3.2.23-030223-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless license: GPL author: Larry Finger<Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> author: Realtek WlanFAE<wlanfae@xxxxxxxxxxx> author: lizhaoming<chaoming_li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> srcversion: DC0B6C089A8681E6916F078 alias: pci:v000010ECd00008176sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008178sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008191sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtlwifi,rtl8192c-common,compat,mac80211 vermagic: 3.2.23-030223-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: swenc:Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0) parm: ips:Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1) parm: swlps:Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0) parm: fwlps:Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1) parm: debug:Set debug level (0-5) (default 0) (int) Remote VNC works ok but it s difficult to get a ssh session established. When I launch sudo hostpad, I can't do a ctrl C anymore to stop it. I see this in kernel: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.493352] device wlan0 entered promiscuous mode Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.493979] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.530751] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: FR Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541016] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541024] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541029] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541035] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541039] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541045] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541049] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541055] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541059] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541065] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541069] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541075] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541079] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541085] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541089] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541095] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541099] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541105] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541109] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541115] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541119] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541125] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541129] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541135] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541139] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with reg ulatory rule: Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541145] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541149] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541155] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: FR Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541158] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541164] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541168] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541173] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.541178] cfg80211: (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm) Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.563665] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.563758] br0: port 2(wlan0) entering forwarding state Jul 25 15:45:53 HTPC kernel: [ 409.563781] br0: port 2(wlan0) entering forwarding state Jul 25 15:46:04 HTPC kernel: [ 420.264454] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present Jul 25 15:46:08 HTPC kernel: [ 424.582630] br0: port 2(wlan0) entering forwarding state Jul 25 15:46:29 HTPC kernel: [ 445.538319] device wlan0 left promiscuous mode Jul 25 15:46:29 HTPC kernel: [ 445.538334] br0: port 2(wlan0) entering forwarding state Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912155] INFO: task whoopsie:1394 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912162] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912167] whoopsie D 00000000 0 1394 1 0x00000000 Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912176] d51bfd00 00200082 00000067 00000000 00000000 f3908ca0 c18d5380 c18d5380 Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912189] bc9d12b6 00000067 f77cb380 f2e81940 d489bf20 c146b95e f4d342a0 d43db540 Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912201] d3ebb280 d51bfd08 c156f209 d3ebb280 c1811c88 d51be000 d3ebb280 00000000 Jul 25 15:49:05 HTPC kernel: [ 600.912213] Call Trace: and then 120s after Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861476] INFO: task whoopsie:1394 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861482] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861488] whoopsie D 00000000 0 1394 1 0x00000000 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861496] d51bfd00 00200082 00000067 00000000 00000000 f3908ca0 c18d5380 c18d5380 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861509] bc9d12b6 00000067 f77cb380 f2e81940 d489bf20 c146b95e f4d342a0 d43db540 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861521] d3ebb280 d51bfd08 c156f209 d3ebb280 c1811c88 d51be000 d3ebb280 00000000 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861533] Call Trace: Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861546] [<c146b95e>] ? kfree_skbmem+0x2e/0x80 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861554] [<c156f209>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x31/0x38 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861561] [<c156cfd5>] schedule+0x35/0x50 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861567] [<c156db76>] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0xc6/0x120 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861573] [<c156d824>] mutex_lock+0x24/0x40 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861579] [<c14844b2>] rtnl_lock+0x12/0x20 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861585] [<c14844d0>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x10/0x30 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861592] [<c149b189>] netlink_unicast+0x239/0x290 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861598] [<c149b3c8>] netlink_sendmsg+0x1e8/0x310 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861605] [<c14648f7>] sock_sendmsg+0xf7/0x120 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861610] [<c156ebdd>] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2d/0x40 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861618] [<c113aa50>] ? page_symlink+0x30/0x30 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861624] [<c114c1f8>] ? mntput+0x18/0x30 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861629] [<c113ab6a>] ? path_put+0x1a/0x20 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861636] [<c1031895>] ? __wake_up+0x45/0x60 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861643] [<c12a0b42>] ? _copy_from_user+0x42/0x60 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861649] [<c1465f7f>] ? move_addr_to_kernel+0x5f/0x70 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861655] [<c146694e>] sys_sendto+0x10e/0x150 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861661] [<c156e9ad>] ? _raw_spin_lock+0xd/0x10 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861667] [<c1144e54>] ? __d_instantiate+0xa4/0xe0 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861673] [<c1132bc0>] ? alloc_file+0x20/0xb0 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861679] [<c1464ad4>] ? sock_alloc_file+0x84/0xf0 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861685] [<c156e9ad>] ? _raw_spin_lock+0xd/0x10 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861690] [<c112f93c>] ? fd_install+0x4c/0x60 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861696] [<c12a09af>] ? __copy_from_user_ll+0x1f/0x40 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861702] [<c1467360>] sys_socketcall+0x1b0/0x2c0 Jul 25 15:51:05 HTPC kernel: [ 720.861709] [<c1575bdf>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28 -- 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