usb problem

Randy Jonasz rjonasz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Sun Sep 6 15:04:09 UTC 2009


Thanks for the help, everyone. I turned usb off and on in the bios and
checked but to no avail.  I checked my message logs and no entry is made
while plugging the mouse in and taking it out.  Alas I think I have a
hardware failure.  I'll definitely invest in a better surge protector this
time.

Thanks again,

Randy

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Randy Jonasz wrote:
>
>> Hey Everyone,
>>
>> I've run into a situation with kubuntu 9.04.  The other night, the hydro
>> flickered on and off.  When the computer rebooted, the usb mouse was not
>> recognized.  I've tried the mouse on another computer and it works fine.
>>  When I use dmesg after inserting the usb mouse, nothing is registered.
>>  I've put a ps2 adapter on it and it is working fine.  There are no error
>> messages that I can see when linux boots.  Is my fear of a hardware
>> unwarranted?
>>
>>  My memory key got broken after it fall on the floor. When I insert it
> into usb slot, an error message shows up in /var/log/messages. Perhaps you
> should have a look into that file. Another think is that these error
> messages are somewhat cryptic and misguiding. I my case, it took me a lot of
> time to figure out that the device is broken. Googling is not much helpful.
> I was not able to find a good information about USB related error codes.
>
> zb.
>
>  Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Randy
>>
>>
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