Hi, I'm also having this issue. The output of dmesg: 138.288033] usb 2-10: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17 [ 138.581980] usb 2-10: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 138.851273] phy10: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid' [ 138.860059] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy10:radio [ 138.860187] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy10:assoc [ 138.860269] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy10:quality [ 142.908455] firmware: requesting rt73.bin [ 143.002097] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 149.372753] usb 2-10: USB disconnect, address 17 [ 149.384792] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x07 failed for offset 0x3040 with error -19. [ 149.384819] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3040 with error -19. [ 149.384829] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3028 with error -19. [ 149.384837] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3064 with error -19. [ 149.384845] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0c failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 149.384904] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 149.388624] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 149.388710] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 149.388773] phy10 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 149.800055] usb 2-10: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18 [ 150.095898] usb 2-10: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 150.367588] phy11: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid' [ 150.369743] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy11:radio [ 150.369785] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy11:assoc [ 150.369827] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy11:quality [ 154.420685] firmware: requesting rt73.bin [ 154.509224] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 161.020421] usb 2-10: USB disconnect, address 18 [ 161.025345] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x07 failed for offset 0x3040 with error -19. [ 161.025360] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3040 with error -19. [ 161.025369] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3028 with error -19. [ 161.025376] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x06 failed for offset 0x3064 with error -19. [ 161.025384] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0c failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 161.025432] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 161.025632] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 161.025686] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 161.025750] phy11 -> rt2x00usb_vendor_request: Error - Vendor Request 0x0a failed for offset 0x0000 with error -19. [ 161.424534] usb 2-10: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 19 [ 161.719986] usb 2-10: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 161.985886] phy12: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid' [ 161.987607] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy12:radio [ 161.987652] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy12:assoc [ 161.987692] Registered led device: rt73usb-phy12:quality [ 166.060469] firmware: requesting rt73.bin [ 166.148908] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 182.479490] type=1503 audit(1225956827.624:6): operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=7 name="/proc/8016/net/" pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.483251] type=1503 audit(1225956827.628:7): operation="socket_create" family="ax25" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484140] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:8): operation="socket_create" family="netrom" sock_type="seqpacket" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484158] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:9): operation="socket_create" family="rose" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484172] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:10): operation="socket_create" family="ipx" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484186] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:11): operation="socket_create" family="appletalk" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484199] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:12): operation="socket_create" family="econet" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484212] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:13): operation="socket_create" family="ash" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484225] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:14): operation="socket_create" family="x25" sock_type="seqpacket" protocol=0 pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" [ 182.484348] type=1503 audit(1225956827.632:15): operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="::r" denied_mask="::r" fsuid=7 name="/proc/8016/net/dev" pid=8016 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" I tried blacklisting it and installing from source following this thread but unsuccessfully. http://tennessee.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?s=d7f83044800d52bc276869d2d6ee7fa2&t=934055