Public bug reported: Binary package hint: sysvinit
These backports in Ubuntu 10.04 have a severe bug. USB external drives are not recognized any more. Downgrading to 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17 resolves the problem. Re-upgrading disables again USB recognizing. initscript__2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.3 sysv-rc_2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.3 sysvinit-utils_2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.3 Dmesg after you connect a USB HD or Pendrive shows: ----------- usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 5 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning ------------- And it's waiting forever. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jun 10 09:16:56 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: sysvinit ** Affects: sysvinit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795406 Title: initscripts disable USB external drives To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/795406/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs