sudo modprobe -r ehci_hcd also worked for me, I am using ubuntu 7.10 with a Asus M2V motherboard.
My dmesg gives: [ 5638.148000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 [ 5643.148000] ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: Unlink after no-IRQ? Controller is probably using the wrong IRQ. [ 5653.692000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 2, error -110 [ 5653.804000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 [ 5669.348000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 3, error -110 [ 5669.460000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 [ 5679.884000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 4, error -110 [ 5679.996000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 [ 5690.420000] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110 [ 5711.732000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 I am using the usual 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP linux kernel provided with Ubuntu 7.10. Good luck with this bug! -- USB mass storage stops working after a while https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61235 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs