same here, I'm on a eeepc and here is my output: output of: swscanner.kcrash (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0xb68766c0 (LWP 5841)] [New Thread 0xb6483b90 (LWP 5855)] (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) 0xb7f5f410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #0 0xb7f5f410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb6b5399b in read () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 #2 0xb68871d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 #3 0xb688783b in xcb_poll_for_event () from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 #4 0xb6bbecc9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #5 0xb6bbefcf in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #6 0xb6bbf71f in _XEventsQueued () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #7 0xb6ba89d2 in XPending () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #8 0xb7070983 in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #9 0xb70e6f90 in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #10 0xb70e6c8e in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #11 0xb70cd7df in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #12 0x0805ca82 in ?? () #13 0xb68d9450 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #14 0x0805c7c1 in ?? () terminal output: #as unprivlaged user three@ScreeechOwl:~$ swscanner kbuildsycoca running... Running SWScanner version: 0.2.2 Creating aplist... Creating SWSconfig... Creating MainWindow... Creating gpserial... Creating SWSystemTray... if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -74 noise: -160 (161) Creating scanning thread... Creating frmconfig... Tables found: networks Tables found: networks Deleting frmconfig... Deleting SWSconfig... if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -248 noise: -100 (12) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) Warning: Driver for device ath0 has been compiled with version 22 of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17. Some things may be broken... if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/56.186.199.191/24.186.199.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/32.186.199.191/192.188.199.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) Error in SIOCSIWMODE: Operation not permitted if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/216.172.199.191/0.0.0.0#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/96.49.161.182/156.116.159.182#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) Launched ok, pid = 5990 if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/184.171.199.191/96.174.199.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) Error in SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 20 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x3800350 if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/184.171.199.191/168.171.199.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 20 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x3800350 X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 18 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x3800350 Starting a new scan thread!! ath0 Scan completed : New AP found(01): 00:E0:98:D9:59:58 KCrash: Application 'swscanner' crashing... X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 7 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x3800102 swscanner: Fatal IO error: client killed #as sudo user three@ScreeechOwl:~$ sudo swscanner [sudo] password for three: Error: "/tmp/kde-three" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. Error: "/tmp/ksocket-three" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. Error: "/tmp/ksocket-three" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. Error: "/tmp/kde-three" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. kbuildsycoca running... Error: "/tmp/kde-three" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0. Running SWScanner version: 0.2.2 Creating aplist... Creating SWSconfig... Creating MainWindow... Creating gpserial... Creating SWSystemTray... ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5987, errno = 11 if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -74 noise: -160 (164) Creating scanning thread... Creating frmconfig... Tables found: networks Tables found: networks Deleting frmconfig... Deleting SWSconfig... if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -74 noise: -176 (164) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -65 noise: -183 (254) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) Warning: Driver for device ath0 has been compiled with version 22 of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17. Some things may be broken... if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/184.88.254.191/152.88.254.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/96.129.164.182/64.91.254.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/160.88.254.191/232.88.254.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/168.88.254.191/2.0.0.0#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) Starting a new scan thread!! ath0 Scan completed : New AP found(01): 00:E0:98:D9:59:58 KCrash: Application 'swscanner' crashing... X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 7 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x2000102 swscanner: Fatal IO error: client killed three@ScreeechOwl:~$ #as root three@ScreeechOwl:~$ sudo su root@ScreeechOwl:/home/three# swscanner kbuildsycoca running... Running SWScanner version: 0.2.2 Creating aplist... Creating SWSconfig... Creating MainWindow... Creating gpserial... Creating SWSystemTray... if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -74 noise: -160 (156) Creating scanning thread... Creating frmconfig... Tables found: networks Tables found: networks Deleting frmconfig... Deleting SWSconfig... if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -254 (0) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -65 noise: -183 (154) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -248 noise: -148 (12) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) if(lo)->127.0.0.1/255.0.0.0/0.0.0.0#### level: -256 noise: -256 (0) Warning: Driver for device ath0 has been compiled with version 22 of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17. Some things may be broken... if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/8.194.154.191/144.196.154.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/240.193.154.191/144.196.154.191#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) if(ath0)->0.0.0.0/232.193.154.191/1.0.0.0#### level: -96 noise: -96 (0) Starting a new scan thread!! ath0 Scan completed : New AP found(01): 00:E0:98:D9:59:58 KCrash: Application 'swscanner' crashing... X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3 Major opcode: 7 Minor opcode: 0 Resource id: 0x3800102 swscanner: Fatal IO error: client killed root@ScreeechOwl:/home/three#