A workaround which was suggested in the thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11819330 fixed the issue for me:
echo "blacklist ite-cir" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/ite-cir.conf sudo depmod -a 3.2.0-22-generic sudo update-initramfs -u -k 3.2.0-22-generic
A workaround which was suggested in the thread http:// ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?p=11819330 fixed the issue for me:
echo "blacklist ite-cir" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe. d/ite-cir. conf
sudo depmod -a 3.2.0-22-generic
sudo update-initramfs -u -k 3.2.0-22-generic