This patch fixed the original OOPS, but a new, related, one shows up on my computer: [ 15.719997] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000004 [ 15.720229] IP: [] asus_wmi_platform_init+0x87/0x150 [asus_wmi] [ 15.720354] PGD 122837067 PUD 126e90067 PMD 0 [ 15.720567] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP [ 15.720730] CPU 0 [ 15.720783] Modules linked in: eeepc_wmi(+) asus_wmi snd joydev sparse_keymap mac_hid btusb mei(C) soundcore serio_raw snd_page_alloc bluetooth mxm_wmi wmi hid_microsoft usbhid hid dm_snapshot firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t e1000e [ 15.722094] [ 15.722154] Pid: 797, comm: modprobe Tainted: G C 3.2.0-21-generic #34 System manufacturer System Product Name/P8P67 PRO [ 15.722382] RIP: 0010:[] [] asus_wmi_platform_init+0x87/0x150 [asus_wmi] [ 15.722508] RSP: 0018:ffff8801251ddc88 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 15.722571] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88012717f800 RCX: 000000000008e5f8 [ 15.722636] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000165a0 RDI: ffff88012a802600 [ 15.722702] RBP: ffff8801251ddca8 R08: ffffea0004906240 R09: ffffffffa00910bb [ 15.722766] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88012717e800 [ 15.722831] R13: ffffffffa00fd080 R14: 00000000fffffff4 R15: ffff88012717e800 [ 15.722896] FS: 00007fcc75f92700(0000) GS:ffff88012f400000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 15.722969] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 15.723032] CR2: 0000000000000004 CR3: 0000000125288000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 [ 15.723097] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 15.723162] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 15.723227] Process modprobe (pid: 797, threadinfo ffff8801251dc000, task ffff880124cd16f0) [ 15.723299] Stack: [ 15.723359] ffff8801251ddca8 00000000a00fb0a3 00000000fffffff4 ffff88012717f800 [ 15.723633] ffff8801251ddcd8 ffffffffa0092f75 ffff88012717e800 ffffffffa00fd080 [ 15.723907] ffffffffa00fd080 0000000000000000 ffff8801251ddcf8 ffffffffa0093184 [ 15.724181] Call Trace: [ 15.724243] [] asus_wmi_add+0x95/0x250 [asus_wmi] [ 15.724308] [] asus_wmi_probe+0x54/0x80 [asus_wmi] [ 15.724374] [] platform_drv_probe+0x17/0x20 [ 15.724438] [] really_probe+0x68/0x190 [ 15.724503] [] driver_probe_device+0x45/0x70 [ 15.724567] [] __driver_attach+0xab/0xb0 [ 15.724631] [] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70 [ 15.724695] [] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70 [ 15.724760] [] bus_for_each_dev+0x5c/0x90 [ 15.724824] [] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20 [ 15.724887] [] bus_add_driver+0x1a0/0x270 [ 15.724951] [] driver_register+0x76/0x140 [ 15.725016] [] platform_driver_register+0x46/0x50 [ 15.725081] [] platform_driver_probe+0x28/0xb0 [ 15.725146] [] platform_create_bundle+0xc1/0xf0 [ 15.725212] [] ? asus_wmi_add+0x250/0x250 [asus_wmi] [ 15.725276] [] ? 0xffffffffa009dfff [ 15.725339] [] asus_wmi_register_driver+0x5a/0x70 [asus_wmi] [ 15.725412] [] eeepc_wmi_init+0x10/0x1000 [eeepc_wmi] [ 15.725478] [] do_one_initcall+0x40/0x180 [ 15.725543] [] sys_init_module+0xbe/0x230 [ 15.725608] [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 15.725671] Code: 0f 84 99 00 00 00 31 c9 31 d2 31 f6 bf 44 43 54 53 e8 4e f6 ff ff 85 c0 75 4a c7 03 44 43 54 53 48 8b 83 90 03 00 00 48 8b 40 38 <8b> 50 04 85 d2 78 11 31 c9 be 03 00 01 00 bf 44 45 56 53 e8 21 [ 15.729040] RIP [] asus_wmi_platform_init+0x87/0x150 [asus_wmi] [ 15.729163] RSP [ 15.729224] CR2: 0000000000000004 [ 15.729292] ---[ end trace e72536b1b8b35ab0 ]--- And yes, on my computer with 3.2.0-21-generic boot also stalls if I don't boot in the rescue mode (and then I can start lightdm by hand) but I'm not sure if it's related