Complete system lockup happens to me on a Dell M1530 with an Intel 3945 wireless card running 8.0.4 with a recently installed wireshark:
> apt-cache policy wireshark wireshark: Installed: 1.0.0-1 Candidate: 1.0.0-1 Version table: *** 1.0.0-1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Don't know why the original bug report is at a higher level (wireshark 1.0.2-1) The root problem is in dumpcap. Running it without going into promisc mode works fine. -- wireshark/tshark promiscuous capture on wireless interface locks up machine https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289986 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs