Description of problem: when trying to connect to internet by a D-link DWA-160 H/W: B2 F/W: 2.40 the system crash. driver and firmware from ralink: firmware: http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/license.php?sn=5030 driver to linux: http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/license.php?sn=5032 here are the instructions to compile the driver http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/229-ubuntu-precise-dlink-dwa160-revb2 Additional info: libreport version: 2.0.14 abrt_version: 2.0.13 cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.4-2.fc17.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/vg_fedoro-lv_root ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm.lv=vg_fedoro/lv_root rd.dm=0 KEYTABLE=dk rd.luks=0 rd.lvm.lv=vg_fedoro/lv_swap SYSFONT=True LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rhgb quiet kernel: 3.5.4-2.fc17.x86_64 kernel_tainted_long: :Proprietary module has not been loaded. :Modules from drivers/staging are loaded. backtrace: :BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 22s! [Chrome_IOThread:9821] :Modules linked in: vfat fat rndis_wlan rndis_host cdc_ether usbnet usb_storage vboxpci(O) lockd sunrpc vboxnetadp(O) vboxnetflt(O) vboxdrv(O) rfcomm bnep ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state ip6table_filter nf_conntrack ip6_tables binfmt_misc rt5572sta(O) btusb bluetooth uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev media snd_hda_codec_hdmi arc4 snd_hda_codec_realtek ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec ath snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm mac80211 snd_page_alloc cfg80211 asus_laptop snd_timer snd jme sparse_keymap kvm_amd rfkill soundcore sp5100_tco input_polldev kvm jmb38x_ms memstick mii microcode i2c_piix4 k10temp serio_raw edac_core edac_mce_amd uinput sdhci_pci sdhci mmc_core video radeon i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ttm drm i2c_core [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] :CPU 1 :Modules linked in: vfat fat rndis_wlan rndis_host cdc_ether usbnet usb_storage vboxpci(O) lockd sunrpc vboxnetadp(O) vboxnetflt(O) vboxdrv(O) rfcomm bnep ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state ip6table_filter nf_conntrack ip6_tables binfmt_misc rt5572sta(O) btusb bluetooth uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev media snd_hda_codec_hdmi arc4 snd_hda_codec_realtek ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec ath snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm mac80211 snd_page_alloc cfg80211 asus_laptop snd_timer snd jme sparse_keymap kvm_amd rfkill soundcore sp5100_tco input_polldev kvm jmb38x_ms memstick mii microcode i2c_piix4 k10temp serio_raw edac_core edac_mce_amd uinput sdhci_pci sdhci mmc_core video radeon i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ttm drm i2c_core [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] :Pid: 9821, comm: Chrome_IOThread Tainted: G C O 3.5.4-2.fc17.x86_64 #1 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K52Dr/K52Dr :RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8160d052>] [<ffffffff8160d052>] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x32/0x40 :RSP: 0018:ffff88012bfe9be8 EFLAGS: 00000287 :RAX: 000000000000004f RBX: ffffffff8113be63 RCX: 000000000000024e :RDX: 0000000000000050 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff880240353850 :RBP: ffff88012bfe9bf8 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: 0000000000000000 :R10: 00000000000007b8 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8801dcbe8680 :R13: 0000000000000026 R14: ffffffff81172c95 R15: ffff88012bfe9b98 :FS: 00007f61d0977700(0000) GS:ffff88024fc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 :CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 :CR2: 00007f61ef0f1000 CR3: 000000010015c000 CR4: 00000000000007e0 :DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 :DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 :Process Chrome_IOThread (pid: 9821, threadinfo ffff88012bfe8000, task ffff8801aa16dc40) :Stack: : ffff88023f988550 ffff880240353800 ffff88012bfe9c18 ffffffff814ec3bf : ffff88012bfe9c18 0000000000000040 ffff88012bfe9cc8 ffffffff81545332 : 0000000000000081 07ffffff00000000 fffffff900000000 0000000000000001 :Call Trace: : [<ffffffff814ec3bf>] lock_sock_nested+0x1f/0x50 : [<ffffffff81545332>] tcp_recvmsg+0x32/0xd30 : [<ffffffff8127a705>] ? sock_has_perm+0x75/0x90 : [<ffffffff81569fcb>] inet_recvmsg+0x6b/0x80 : [<ffffffff814e7a12>] sock_aio_read.part.9+0x142/0x170 : [<ffffffff811528d8>] ? vma_link+0x88/0xe0 : [<ffffffff814e7a65>] sock_aio_read+0x25/0x40 : [<ffffffff81187c46>] do_sync_read+0xe6/0x120 : [<ffffffff8127970a>] ? inode_has_perm.isra.31.constprop.61+0x2a/0x30 : [<ffffffff81276752>] ? security_file_permission+0x92/0xb0 : [<ffffffff811880e1>] ? rw_verify_area+0x61/0xf0 : [<ffffffff8118862d>] vfs_read+0x15d/0x180 : [<ffffffff8118869a>] sys_read+0x4a/0x90 : [<ffffffff81614ee9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b :Code: ec 08 66 66 66 66 90 48 89 fb e8 7a 36 a5 ff b8 00 01 00 00 f0 66 0f c1 03 0f b6 d4 38 c2 74 12 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 90 <0f> b6 03 38 d0 75 f7 48 83 c4 08 5b 5d c3 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66
Fedora doesn't provide or support that driver, nor the vbox drivers either.