Updated BIOS, problem recurred. Complete output of dmesg attached, snippet below. dgriswold@9ZS43H1-D830:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date A17 06/19/2013 [ 609.312229] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Error sending C_POWER_TBL: time out after 500ms. [ 609.312244] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: set power fail, ret = -110 [ 610.884153] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Queue 4 stuck for 2500 ms. [ 610.884188] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: On demand firmware reload [ 610.921280] ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested [ 610.969306] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: BSM uCode verification failed at addr 0x00003800+0 (of 900), is 0xa5a5a5a2, s/b 0xf802020 [ 610.969310] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to set up bootstrap uCode: -5 [ 611.016027] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: BSM uCode verification failed at addr 0x00003800+0 (of 900), is 0xa5a5a5a2, s/b 0xf802020 [ 611.016030] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to set up bootstrap uCode: -5 [ 611.062739] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: BSM uCode verification failed at addr 0x00003800+0 (of 900), is 0xa5a5a5a2, s/b 0xf802020 [ 611.062741] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to set up bootstrap uCode: -5 [ 611.109464] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: BSM uCode verification failed at addr 0x00003800+0 (of 900), is 0xa5a5a5a2, s/b 0xf802020 [ 611.109467] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to set up bootstrap uCode: -5 [ 611.156184] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: BSM uCode verification failed at addr 0x00003800+0 (of 900), is 0xa5a5a5a2, s/b 0xf802020 [ 611.156187] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to set up bootstrap uCode: -5 [ 611.192317] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Unable to initialize device after 5 attempts. [ 611.192320] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 611.192350] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 32 at /home/kernel/COD/linux/net/mac80211/util.c:1800 ieee80211_reconfig+0x616/0x1610 [mac80211]() [ 611.192352] Hardware became unavailable during restart. [ 611.192353] Modules linked in: ctr ccm snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_codec_generic arc4 dell_rbtn gpio_ich iwl3945 snd_hda_intel iwlegacy dell_laptop dell_wmi sparse_keymap dcdbas mac80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core snd_hwdep pcmcia snd_pcm dell_smm_hwmon coretemp snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi kvm snd_seq yenta_socket cfg80211 joydev pcmcia_rsrc input_leds serio_raw pcmcia_core lpc_ich snd_seq_device snd_timer snd mac_hid soundcore shpchp 8250_fintek parport_pc ppdev sunrpc lp parport autofs4 drbg ansi_cprng xts gf128mul dm_crypt nouveau psmouse ahci mxm_wmi i2c_algo_bit libahci ttm firewire_ohci tg3 pata_acpi firewire_core ptp crc_itu_t pps_core drm_kms_helper drm wmi video [ 611.192413] CPU: 0 PID: 32 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 4.2.0-040200rc4-generic #201507271733 [ 611.192415] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Latitude D830 /0HN338, BIOS A17 06/19/2013 [ 611.192425] Workqueue: events ieee80211_restart_work [mac80211] [ 611.192428] ffffffffc05ee9d0 ffff8800bba47ca8 ffffffff8179fe21 0000000000000000 [ 611.192431] ffff8800bba47cf8 ffff8800bba47ce8 ffffffff81075aca ffff8800bba47d18 [ 611.192434] ffff8800b9f50ec0 00000000fffffffb ffff8800b9f506a0 ffff8800bfa1a700 [ 611.192437] Call Trace: [ 611.192443] [] dump_stack+0x45/0x57 [ 611.192447] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x8a/0xc0 [ 611.192450] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x46/0x50 [ 611.192464] [] ieee80211_reconfig+0x616/0x1610 [mac80211] [ 611.192467] [] ? try_to_del_timer_sync+0x4f/0x70 [ 611.192477] [] ieee80211_restart_work+0x6f/0xb0 [mac80211] [ 611.192481] [] process_one_work+0x14e/0x3d0 [ 611.192483] [] worker_thread+0x11a/0x470 [ 611.192486] [] ? rescuer_thread+0x310/0x310 [ 611.192488] [] kthread+0xc9/0xe0 [ 611.192491] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x180/0x180 [ 611.192494] [] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 [ 611.192496] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x180/0x180 [ 611.192498] ---[ end trace 50eb4d84cc16566d ]---