Return-path: Received: from storm.alittletooquiet.net ([67.23.28.199]:46550 "EHLO storm.alittletooquiet.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754849Ab2D3MAi (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:00:38 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:00:37 -0400 From: Forest Bond To: Larry Finger Cc: simple w8 , wireless Subject: Re: rtl8192ce makes keyboard repeat and mouse freeze Message-ID: <20120430120037.GG9863@alittletooquiet.net> (sfid-20120430_140042_547041_9306706B) References: <4F9BFA14.3070008@lwfinger.net> <4F9DD22F.8010305@lwfinger.net> <4F9DE46E.6030103@lwfinger.net> <4F9DFF0A.7080604@lwfinger.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="/unnNtmY43mpUSKx" In-Reply-To: <4F9DFF0A.7080604@lwfinger.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --/unnNtmY43mpUSKx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 09:55:06PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote: > On 04/29/2012 08:11 PM, simple w8 wrote: > >2012/4/30 simple w8: > >>2012/4/30 Larry Finger: > >>>On 04/29/2012 07:51 PM, simple w8 wrote: > >>>> > >>>>2012/4/30 Larry Finger: > >>> > >>> > >>>>>Get > >>>>> > >>>>>http://linuxwireless.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireles= s-2012-04-26.tar.bz2. > >>>>>That is the "bleeding-edge" version. As I said in the previous messa= ge, > >>>>>it > >>>>>will build on your kernel! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>I didnt remove any mail address i simply forgot to hit the reply all > >>>>button. > >>> > >>> > >>>That IS removing mail addresses. > >>> > >>> > >>>>Previously i tried to build the subdirectory rtlwifi but that wasnt > >>>>possible, so build the entry tree compat-wireless and installed it, > >>>>but the problem about having repeated chars when typing and the mouse > >>>>freeze continues happening. > >>>> > >>>>Now a different problem, i noticed that after kernel-3.3.1 it started > >>>>appearing less wifi networks, where i used to detect about 10 wifi > >>>>networks, with kernel> 3.3.1 it only detected about 2 or 3 wifi > >>>>networks, i reported that to the distro and they said was a problem > >>>>from upstream since they didnt had changed nothing regarding wifi, and > >>>>after i installed compat-wireless that was solved. Im running > >>>>kernel-3.3.4 with compat-wireless and it detects again about 10 wifi > >>>>networks. > >>>> > >>>>Should i report this upstream so it can be fixed still in the > >>>>kkkkkernel 3.3.4 serie or you ccccccan do it? > >>> > >>> > >>>Whatever patch that fixed that problem will be backported to 3.3.X if = it can > >>>be. Not everything qualifies. > >>> > >>> > >>>>By the way see how the characters "k" and "c" got repeated when i was > >>>>typing last paragraph. > >>> > >>> > >>>I see them, but they do not happen on my machine, thus I have no idea = of the > >>>cause. So far, you can only say that they don't happen when rtl8192ce = is not > >>>loaded; however, you have no network then either. The problem could be > >>>anywhere in the network stack. > >>> > >>>You said earlier that you tried the Ubuntu Live system. Would it be po= ssible > >>>to download and try the openSUSE 12.1 Live CD as well? As you have used > >>>Ubunbtu, you should try the Gnome version. > >>> > >>>Larry > >> > >>These are the distros that i tried so far and all presented the same > >>problem i have described: > >>- Mandriva > >>- Mageia > >>- Ubuntu > >>- Kubuntu > >>- Caixa Magica > > > >What wifi you have? > >What distro you run? > >Do you run NetworManager? >=20 > You forgot the "Reply All" again! >=20 > I run openSUSE 12.1 KDE, and I use NetworkManager. >=20 > I have many wifi devices, including both RTL8188CE and RTL8192CE. At > the moment, I am running an RTL8188CE, which has been up for nearly > 100 hours without dropping the connection, and with no problems with > the keyboard. My kernel is from wireless-testing, which means that > my wireless stuff is exactly what you got with compat-wireless. FWIW, I do recall seeing issues with my USB keyboard when testing with rtl8192de. I believe the problems went away when I disabled power manageme= nt: options rtl8192de ips=3D0 swlps=3D0 fwlps=3D0 Hope this helps. Thanks, Forest --=20 Forest Bond http://www.alittletooquiet.net http://www.rapidrollout.com --/unnNtmY43mpUSKx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+efuUACgkQRO4fQQdv5Awf0gCgoz7HldzFNiPPgTAwnIM0HiLN PnwAnjTCqf6Pei0OOs4QZa4mRbhyZesS =Hu00 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/unnNtmY43mpUSKx--