Return-path: Received: from mail-lb0-f174.google.com ([209.85.217.174]:55463 "EHLO mail-lb0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751881Ab2EACB0 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:01:26 -0400 Received: by lbbgm6 with SMTP id gm6so636269lbb.19 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:01:25 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20120430120037.GG9863@alittletooquiet.net> References: <4F9BFA14.3070008@lwfinger.net> <4F9DD22F.8010305@lwfinger.net> <4F9DE46E.6030103@lwfinger.net> <4F9DFF0A.7080604@lwfinger.net> <20120430120037.GG9863@alittletooquiet.net> From: simple w8 Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 03:01:04 +0100 Message-ID: (sfid-20120501_040131_502595_8AE26AED) Subject: Re: rtl8192ce makes keyboard repeat and mouse freeze To: Forest Bond Cc: Larry Finger , wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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?