In my case this also prevents X from starting normally; had to resort to the following to make X start properly on bootup:
$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-asuswmi.conf # NULL ptr deref @ Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 blacklist eeepc_wmi blacklist asus_wmi blacklist wmi $ sudo update-initramfs -k 3.2.0-21-generic -u -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/969576 Title: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null) [asus_wmi_rfkill_init] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/969576/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs