Driver net8192su (Realtek USB) fails to load

[Dennis Hilmar]

I just bought a really cool USB stick for wifi. The Trendnet N150. Its the smallest on the market, and I (of course) thought it would "just work"... But the world doesn't always turn my way :S

Anyways, I'm running on a 64 bit version of Ubuntu 10.04, which might be the reason it doesn't work. I will try to get my eee installed again and then I can check out if that is the reason.
I can install the 64 bit Windows XP driver, but when I plug the stick in I get a really big crash report in the dmesg.
Here is a short version of the
[ 535.180750] ndiswrapper (link_pe_images:575): fixing KI_USER_SHARED_DATA address in the driver
[ 535.185548] ndiswrapper: driver net8192su (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.,08/05/2009,1084.12.0805.2009) loaded
[ 535.189179] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001c
[ 535.189191] IP: [<ffffffffa0d14af0>] USBD_InterfaceIsDeviceHighSpeed+0x10/0x20 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189243] PGD 0
[ 535.189250] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 535.189257] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/net/pan0/statistics/collisions
[ 535.189264] CPU 2

I also get a nice stack trace:

[ 535.189516] Call Trace:
[ 535.189554] [<ffffffffa0d05ef0>] ? ExFreePool+0x10/0x20 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189593] [<ffffffffa0d14c70>] ? USBD_InterfaceReference+0x0/0x30 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189633] [<ffffffffa0d14c40>] ? USBD_InterfaceDereference+0x0/0x30 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189672] [<ffffffffa0d14aa0>] ? USBD_InterfaceGetUSBDIVersion+0x0/0x40 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189711] [<ffffffffa0d151c0>] ? USBD_InterfaceQueryBusTime+0x0/0x30 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189750] [<ffffffffa0d14c10>] ? USBD_InterfaceSubmitIsoOutUrb+0x0/0x30 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189790] [<ffffffffa0d14be0>] ? USBD_InterfaceQueryBusInformation+0x0/0x30 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189829] [<ffffffffa0d14ae0>] ? USBD_InterfaceIsDeviceHighSpeed+0x0/0x20 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189869] [<ffffffffa0d1290f>] ? mp_init+0x6f/0x200 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189907] [<ffffffffa0d0aac4>] ? IofCompleteRequest+0x64/0x1c0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189945] [<ffffffffa0d0ccd2>] ? pdoDispatchPnp+0x42/0x100 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.189984] [<ffffffffa0d13e5c>] ? ndis_start_device+0x2c/0x8b0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190021] [<ffffffffa0d09dfd>] ? IofCallDriver+0x6d/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190036] [<ffffffff81541ac9>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x19/0x20
[ 535.190072] [<ffffffffa0d09dd1>] ? IofCallDriver+0x41/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190110] [<ffffffffa0d0a3b6>] ? IoSyncForwardIrp+0x96/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190149] [<ffffffffa0d14783>] ? NdisDispatchPnp+0xa3/0x150 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190188] [<ffffffffa0d16717>] ? win2lin2+0xe/0x11 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190225] [<ffffffffa0d09dd1>] ? IofCallDriver+0x41/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190261] [<ffffffffa0d09dfd>] ? IofCallDriver+0x6d/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190270] [<ffffffff81541ac9>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x19/0x20
[ 535.190306] [<ffffffffa0d09dd1>] ? IofCallDriver+0x41/0xd0 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190343] [<ffffffffa0d0bdad>] ? IoSendIrpTopDev+0xdd/0x130 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190352] [<ffffffff81541ac9>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x19/0x20
[ 535.190389] [<ffffffffa0d09c18>] ? IoAttachDeviceToDeviceStack+0x68/0x80 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190427] [<ffffffffa0d0c1ac>] ? pnp_start_device+0x4c/0x90 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190465] [<ffffffffa0d0c479>] ? wrap_pnp_start_device+0xf9/0x180 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190502] [<ffffffffa0d0c5f1>] ? wrap_pnp_start_usb_device+0xf1/0x120 [ndiswrapper]
[ 535.190511] [<ffffffff815402ee>] ? mutex_lock+0x1e/0x50
[ 535.190522] [<ffffffff813dbf84>] ? usb_autopm_do_device+0x84/0x130
[ 535.190530] [<ffffffff813dcc65>] ? usb_probe_interface+0xe5/0x1d0
[ 535.190540] [<ffffffff8136c585>] ? really_probe+0x65/0x170
[ 535.190548] [<ffffffff8136c6d5>] ? driver_probe_device+0x45/0x70
[ 535.190555] [<ffffffff8136c7a0>] ? __device_attach+0x0/0x60
[ 535.190562] [<ffffffff8136c7f3>] ? __device_attach+0x53/0x60
[ 535.190570] [<ffffffff8136b658>] ? bus_for_each_drv+0x68/0x90
[ 535.190577] [<ffffffff8136c8bc>] ? device_attach+0x8c/0xa0
[ 535.190584] [<ffffffff8136b43d>] ? bus_probe_device+0x2d/0x50
[ 535.190591] [<ffffffff81369cb4>] ? device_add+0x2e4/0x4b0
[ 535.190599] [<ffffffff813db2c0>] ? usb_set_configuration+0x480/0x770
[ 535.190608] [<ffffffff813e4de3>] ? generic_probe+0x43/0xc0
[ 535.190615] [<ffffffff8136c462>] ? driver_sysfs_add+0x62/0x90
[ 535.190623] [<ffffffff813db69a>] ? usb_probe_device+0x2a/0x30
[ 535.190630] [<ffffffff8136c585>] ? really_probe+0x65/0x170
[ 535.190637] [<ffffffff8136c6d5>] ? driver_probe_device+0x45/0x70
[ 535.190644] [<ffffffff8136c7a0>] ? __device_attach+0x0/0x60
[ 535.190651] [<ffffffff8136c7f3>] ? __device_attach+0x53/0x60
[ 535.190658] [<ffffffff8136b658>] ? bus_for_each_drv+0x68/0x90
[ 535.190665] [<ffffffff8136c8bc>] ? device_attach+0x8c/0xa0
[ 535.190672] [<ffffffff8136b43d>] ? bus_probe_device+0x2d/0x50
[ 535.190678] [<ffffffff81369cb4>] ? device_add+0x2e4/0x4b0
[ 535.190686] [<ffffffff813d2f41>] ? usb_new_device+0x71/0xe0
[ 535.190693] [<ffffffff813e4eb3>] ? usb_detect_quirks+0x53/0x90
[ 535.190700] [<ffffffff813d3c48>] ? hub_port_connect_change+0x5e8/0x9d0
[ 535.190707] [<ffffffff813d4a32>] ? hub_events+0x3b2/0x5a0
[ 535.190714] [<ffffffff8153f269>] ? thread_return+0x48/0x41f
[ 535.190721] [<ffffffff813d4c75>] ? hub_thread+0x55/0x190
[ 535.190731] [<ffffffff81084cc0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
[ 535.190738] [<ffffffff813d4c20>] ? hub_thread+0x0/0x190
[ 535.190745] [<ffffffff81084946>] ? kthread+0x96/0xa0
[ 535.190753] [<ffffffff810131ea>] ? child_rip+0xa/0x20
[ 535.190761] [<ffffffff810848b0>] ? kthread+0x0/0xa0
[ 535.190767] [<ffffffff810131e0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[A1an (alan-b)]

Similar issue with same driver but different vendor

Hardware: ISY USB wireless adapter - IWL 3000

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

uname -a
Linux pca3 2.6.32-45-generic #102-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 2 22:38:04 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Jan 15 14:43:38 pca3 kernel: [ 1225.827658] usb 1-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
Jan 15 14:43:38 pca3 kernel: [ 1225.981900] usb 1-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 15 14:43:38 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.108288] usb 1-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.263675] ndiswrapper (link_pe_images:575): fixing KI_USER_SHARED_DATA address in the driver
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.266098] ndiswrapper: driver net8192su (ISY,08/09/2011,1084.53.0809.2011) loaded
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269758] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001c
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269767] IP: [<ffffffffa0fe6b10>] USBD_InterfaceIsDeviceHighSpeed+0x10/0x20 [ndiswrapper]
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269809] PGD 0
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269813] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269818] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.0/bInterfaceProtocol
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269823] CPU 2
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269825] Modules linked in: ndiswrapper rndis_wlan cfg80211 rndis_host cdc_ether usbnet mii cdc_acm rfcomm sco bridge binfmt_misc stp bnep ppdev l2cap pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv snd_hda_codec_realtek btusb snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss bluetooth snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device snd fbcon tileblit font joydev bitblit softcursor soundcore snd_page_alloc nvidia(P) vga16fb vgastate intel_agp lp parport raid10 raid456 async_pq async_xor xor async_memcpy async_raid6_recov usbhid hid raid6_pq async_tx raid1 ohci1394 raid0 ieee1394 e1000e multipath linear [last unloaded: ndiswrapper]
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269906] Pid: 44, comm: khubd Tainted: P 2.6.32-45-generic #102-Ubuntu
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269910] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa0fe6b10>] [<ffffffffa0fe6b10>] USBD_InterfaceIsDeviceHighSpeed+0x10/0x20 [ndiswrapper]
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269938] RSP: 0018:ffff880116ceb3a8 EFLAGS: 00010246
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269942] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90008d4d000 RCX: ffff8800374de400
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269946] RDX: ffffffffffffffff RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffc90008d4d000
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269949] RBP: ffff880116ceb3a8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88010a96e000
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269953] R10: ffffffffa0fd9330 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88010a96e000
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269956] R13: ffff880116ceb4b8 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269960] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880028280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Jan 15 14:43:39 pca3 kernel: [ 1226.269964] CS: 001...

[Bruno Loff (bloff-sites)]

I have the exact same crash using ASUS USB-N10 wireless dongle.