Question about USB device detection

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 09:09:12PM -0500, Dominic Bonfiglio wrote:
> I am running kde 3.5.5 on opensuse 10.2. When my computer (Ibm t42p)
> exits sleep mode (suspend to ram), it no longer automatically detects
> USB devices. I assume that some module needs to be reloaded, as this is
> also the case with my wireless--where, when I reactivate the computer, I
> have to enter as root:
> 
> # rcnetwork stop
> # rmmod ath_pci
> # modprobe ath_pci
> # rcnetwork start
> 
> Is there a something similar I can do to get USB detection going again?
> I checked the Internet, but my search attempts are not getting me what I
> need. Can anyone help, or at least point the way?

You could try bugging the kernel maintainer for that driver to get it
fixed for suspend since it is apparently broken.  This is common for
drivers in general.  A newer kernel may have already fixed it.  Not sure
what version opensuse uses.

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