I have the same problem on my Ubuntu Server Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-63-generic x86_64)
Plug in a USB 3 powered drive and I get: Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 258.785743] usb 3-4: new full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 258.785913] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 258.989962] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 259.193931] usb 3-4: device not accepting address 2, error -71 Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 259.305981] usb 3-4: new full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd Sep 16 14:38:16 fuller kernel: [ 259.306146] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 259.510201] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 259.714169] usb 3-4: device not accepting address 3, error -71 Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 259.826218] usb 3-4: new full-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 259.826387] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 260.030471] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 260.234411] usb 3-4: device not accepting address 4, error -71 Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 260.346462] usb 3-4: new full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd Sep 16 14:38:17 fuller kernel: [ 260.346624] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:18 fuller kernel: [ 260.550715] usb 3-4: Device not responding to set address. Sep 16 14:38:18 fuller kernel: [ 260.754648] usb 3-4: device not accepting address 5, error -71 Sep 16 14:38:18 fuller kernel: [ 260.754749] hub 3-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 4 politas@fuller:~$ lsusb -t /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 480M /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M |__ Port 6: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=usbfs, 12M /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M |__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M Tried the autosuspend workaround mentioned above with no change. How do we undo that, by the way? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242321 Title: USB 3.0 Harddrive not recognised To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1242321/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs