Return-path: Received: from mail-iy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]:55137 "EHLO mail-iy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753410Ab2EADSV (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:18:21 -0400 Received: by iadi9 with SMTP id i9so4939595iad.19 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4F9F55F9.3090800@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20120501_051825_434188_F07EF0E9) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:18:17 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: simple w8 CC: Forest Bond , wireless Subject: Re: rtl8192ce makes keyboard repeat and mouse freeze References: <4F9BFA14.3070008@lwfinger.net> <4F9DD22F.8010305@lwfinger.net> <4F9DE46E.6030103@lwfinger.net> <4F9DFF0A.7080604@lwfinger.net> <20120430120037.GG9863@alittletooquiet.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/30/2012 09:01 PM, simple w8 wrote: > 2012/4/30 Forest Bond: >> 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-wireless-2012-04-26.tar.bz2. >>>>>>>> That is the "bleeding-edge" version. As I said in the previous message, >>>>>>>> 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 possible >>>>>> 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? >>> >>> You forgot the "Reply All" again! >>> >>> I run openSUSE 12.1 KDE, and I use NetworkManager. >>> >>> 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 management: >> >> options rtl8192de ips=0 swlps=0 fwlps=0 > > in where can these settings be saved? > > By the way, diddddd you were using any keyboard, mouse from microsoft? Create a file named /etc/modprobe.d/50-rtl8192ce.conf and add the line below to it: options rtl8192ce ips=0 swlps=0 fwlps=0 That will disable power saving for driver rtl8192ce. Larry