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[Bug 1568347] [NEW] nl80211: Could not set interface

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Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:11:08 -0000
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On Ubuntu 16.04 beta upgraded from 14.04 I get this error message
bombarding syslog and related CPU usage. Obviously the WIFI interface
cannot be setup


Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: Could not set interface wlxb9127b4c3dbb flags (UP): Cannot assign requested address
Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: nl80211: Could not set interface 'wlxb9127b4c3dbb' UP
Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlxb9127b4c3dbb disabled_11b_rates=0
Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: Could not set interface wlxb9127b4c3dbb flags (UP): Cannot assign requested address
Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: WEXT: Could not set interface 'wlxb9127b4c3dbb' UP
Apr  9 19:18:23 xxxx wpa_supplicant[869]: wlxb9127b4c3dbb: Failed to initialize driver interface

lsusb output:

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 160a:3184 VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VNT-6656 [WiFi 802.11b/g USB Dongle]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05a4:9881 Ortek Technology, Inc. IR receiver [VRC-1100 Vista MCE Remote Control]
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 08bb:2704 Texas Instruments Audio Codec
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Host Bridge (rev b1)
00:00.1 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
00:03.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 LPC Bridge (rev b2)
00:03.1 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
00:03.2 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 SMBus (rev b1)
00:03.3 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
00:03.4 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
00:03.5 Co-processor: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Co-processor (rev b1)
00:04.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b1)
00:04.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev b1)
00:06.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b1)
00:06.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev b1)
00:08.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio (rev b1)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 PCI Bridge (rev b1)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 Ethernet (rev b1)
00:0b.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 SATA Controller (rev b1)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C79 [GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i] (rev b1)

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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nl80211: Could not set interface 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568347
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