kernel usb 7-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110..workaround found

[bturrie]

Not sure if I have a hardware or software issue...My usb mouse and keyboard do not work until a couple of minutes after I login. I need to use an old ps2 keyboard and mouse to enter my password. The following message appears in my system log.

10-06-07 10:42:38 mycomputername kernel [ 165.822521] usb 7-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110

The usb keyboard (an presumably the mouse) work until grub loads. It's almost like the kernel isn't recognizing usb devices when it first boots. I ran:

dmesg -s 1000000

and This is what I found related to usb

[ 29.920006] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 31.460020] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 31.690020] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 34.650013] vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 34.700007] vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
[ 46.810015] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 62.041264] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[ 62.270015] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[ 72.690014] usb 2-3: device not accepting address 4, error -110
[ 72.810014] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[ 83.230023] usb 2-3: device not accepting address 5, error -110
[ 83.230042] hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3
[ 83.670042] usb 7-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 98.790028] usb 7-1: device descriptor read/64, error -110

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[ 165.822521] usb 7-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110
[ 165.822542] hub 7-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[ 166.101293] usb 8-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 166.267847] usb 8-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 166.270805] hub 8-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 166.273101] hub 8-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 166.553758] usb 8-1.1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 166.725862] usb 8-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 166.811753] usb 8-1.2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 166.815100] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 166.815691] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 166.815738] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
[ 166.842082] input: Microsoft Natural® Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.0/input/input6
[ 166.842179] microsoft 0003:045E:00DB.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Microsoft Natural® Ergonomic Keyboard 4000] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1.1/input0
[ 166.869904] input: Microsoft Natural® Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb8/8-1/8-1.1/8-1.1:1.1/input/input7
[ 166.869995] microsoft 0003:045E:00DB.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Microsoft Natural® Ergonomic Keyboard 4000] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1.1/input1



I see similar posts related to kernel bugs but wanted to try the forum before filing a bug report.

Anyone have a suggestion?

[bturrie]

Re: kernel[ 165.822521] usb 7-1: device not accepting address 5, error -110

I found a workaround. I plugged the kbd and mouse into a powered usb hub and the system is working. It looks like the keyboard and mouse are being powered down during a critical period in the boot process so they are not seen.