I have an issue with the system being able to see a USB drive. I know the port works because I can plug in a wireless mouse receiver to my USB port.
Linux 4.4.0-66-generic #87-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 3 15:29:05 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux dmesg provides this log information when plugging in my external USB 2.0 HDD to my laptop: [ 5175.324194] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 13 using ohci-pci [ 5186.192240] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 14 using ohci-pci [ 5186.376232] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5186.664228] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5186.944228] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 15 using ohci-pci [ 5187.128231] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5187.400241] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5187.680223] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 16 using ohci-pci [ 5188.088164] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 16, error -62 [ 5188.264238] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 17 using ohci-pci [ 5188.672216] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 17, error -62 [ 5188.672278] usb usb3-port1: unable to enumerate USB device [ 5228.528228] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 18 using ohci-pci [ 5228.708117] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5228.992224] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5229.272238] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 19 using ohci-pci [ 5229.452228] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5229.736224] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -62 [ 5230.016095] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 20 using ohci-pci [ 5230.424246] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 20, error -62 [ 5230.600240] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 21 using ohci-pci [ 5231.008246] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 21, error -62 [ 5231.008308] usb usb3-port1: unable to enumerate USB device -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256767 Title: USB devices work, but constant syslog errors "unable to enumerate USB device on port 5" Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) Release: 8.10 2) apt-cache policy linux linux: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.6.26.5.7 Version table: 2.6.26.5.7 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages 3) I expect for the system to boot up without errors. 4) The system boots up and endlessly repeats: [...] [ 595.878673] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 596.410662] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 596.930656] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 597.442648] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 597.966870] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 598.474842] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 599.002838] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [ 599.518833] hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5 [...] <b>Updates</b> This bug is still present in Ubuntu 9.04 and Ubuntu 9.10, for example in 2.6.31-14-generic-pae. It makes consoles almost impossible to use, and causes a lot of writes due to the constant updating of /var/log/syslog. A suggestion of the cause is at http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/24/209 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/256767/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
