[RLUG] Linux + Flash Drives

[Grant Kelly]

You may want to find the technical documentation for your motherboard,
crack open the case, and make sure the cables that run from your
motherboard to the front usb panel are plugged in properly. If the
connection seems OK, then, as mentioned earlier, there may be a
problem with your USB hub, which basically would mean replacing the
motherboard to fix it.

I'd suggest getting a USB extension cable, plugging it into the back
of your computer in a working USB port, and then wrapping the cable
around the computer for a USB port in the front. Kind of a crappy
solution, but at least it saves you a trip to the back of your
computer =)


Grant



On 7/14/06, Dennis Bagley <dbagley at 775.net> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for the heads up, Todd.  Had same problem under Knoppix
>
> BUT
>
> it made me think of something else also very simple (of course and
> obvious too, duh.)
> I have two USB ports in front and 6 in back.
> The ones in back work just fine - under Knoppix or Ubuntu, so I can at least
> (mostly) work around the issue.
>
> However, there is still power going to the ones in front, because if I
> plug in either
> my PDA or Motorola phone - they start charging.
>
> Now taking that a step further, I was attempting to work with moto4lin
> and kmobiletools
> while I had a Motorola cell phone plugged into the front ports.
>
> So as I trace things back - it appears that something having to do with
> that process has probably ^&#$ed the
> front usb ports &/or controller.  I made sure neither package was
> running after I re-booted but still no joy when I
> plug in a USB device in front.
>
> Ideas on how they might be resurrected?
>
> Dennis
>
>
> Todd A. Jacobs wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 01:23:55PM -0700, Dennis Bagley wrote:
> >
> >
> >> [4298102.335000] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: port 3 reset error -110
> >> [4298102.336000] hub 5-0:1.0: hub_port_status failed (err = -32)
> >>
> >
> > It's telling you that it can't sync with the device because it can't
> > talk to the hub. Before you get exotic, can you get things working under
> > Knoppix? If not, you might want to consider whether you have a USB hub
> > that's gone bad.
> >
> >
>
>
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