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[Colin Watson <cjwatson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Title:
  nl80211: Could not set interface

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  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)

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