There is a slew of the 8192cu related changes with the 3.2.0-48-generic update for Precise, and that seems to provide a fix, and a happy end for this bug report. I've un-blacklisted the module, rebooted, and was glad to find the wireless connection established.
Here is the info summary, as shown by the update manager:
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix schedule while atomic bug splat
- LP: #1164646
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix problem that prevents reassociation
- LP: #1164646
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix NULL dereference BUG when using new_id
- LP: #1150557
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID
- LP: #1150557
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID
- LP: #1087865
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Change buffer allocation for synchronous reads
- LP: #1039087
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: New USB IDs
- LP: #1024020
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* rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: rtl8192cu: rtl8192de: Fix low-gain setting when
scanning
There is a slew of the 8192cu related changes with the 3.2.0-48-generic update for Precise, and that seems to provide a fix, and a happy end for this bug report. I've un-blacklisted the module, rebooted, and was glad to find the wireless connection established.
Here is the info summary, as shown by the update manager:
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix schedule while atomic bug splat
- LP: #1164646
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix problem that prevents reassociation
- LP: #1164646
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix NULL dereference BUG when using new_id
- LP: #1150557
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID
- LP: #1150557
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID
- LP: #1087865
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Change buffer allocation for synchronous reads
- LP: #1039087
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: New USB IDs
- LP: #1024020
--
* rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: rtl8192cu: rtl8192de: Fix low-gain setting when
scanning
Thanks everyone for participating.