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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Intermittent USB device failures
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:40:53
Message-Id: 53F6210B.3080803@googlemail.com
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-user] Intermittent USB device failures by Mike Edenfield
1 Am 20.08.2014 um 23:02 schrieb Mike Edenfield:
2 > (BTW: I'm terribly sorry for the horrid formatting and duplicate mails; I'm stuck using Outlook until I get this resolved)
3 >
4 >> From: Volker Armin Hemmann [mailto:volkerarmin@××××××××××.com]
5 >> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:55 PM
6 >>
7 >> Am 20.08.2014 um 02:28 schrieb Mike Edenfield:
8 >>>> From: Volker Armin Hemmann [mailto:volkerarmin@××××××××××.com]
9 >>>> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 8:01 PM
10 >>>>
11 >>>> Am 17.08.2014 um 12:33 schrieb Mick:
12 >>>>> On Sunday 17 Aug 2014 02:56:58 Mike Edenfield wrote:
13 >>>>>
14 >>>>>> If I try to do the same thing after the mouse has locked up, modprobe
15 >>>>>> stalls trying to unload the first module:
16 >>>>>>
17 >>>>>> wombat kutulu # modprobe -r -v ohci_pci
18 >>>>>> rmmod ohci_pci
19 >>>>>>
20 >>>>>> wombat kutulu # dmesg
21 >>>>>> [38091.627389] ohci-pci 0000:00:0b.0: remove, state 1 [38091.627400] usb usb2: USB disconnect, device number 1
22 >>>>>>
23 >>>>> Do you need ohci-pci? Have you tried running a kernel without it and
24 >>>>> check if your hardware still works as intended?
25 >>>> I would try that too,,,
26 >>> I booted a kernel without ohci-pci and no, it doesn't quite work, though I'm
27 >>> pretty confused by it. With OHCI removed from my kernel, neither my
28 >>> mouse nor my keyboard register as attached, but it doesn't seem to matter
29 >>> which ports I put them in. I have 6 USB ports, 2 pair on the motherboard and
30 >>> a third pair in the front of the case, and I expected that the back four would
31 >>> be OCHI and the front two EHCI (or something similr), but they don't seem to
32 >>> follow that pattern. Anywhere I plug my flash drive or camera in, it gets
33 >>> routed through the ECHI controller, while anywhere I plug my keyboard or
34 >>> mouse in gets routed through the OHCI controller. For example, I have my
35 >>> keyword and a flash drive plugged into the two front-mounted ports, and
36 >>> when I boot, I get this:
37 >>> Is that normal?
38 >
39 >> well, today almost all usb controllers 'decide' what to use depending on
40 >> the device plugged in. There are no dedicated 1.1 or 2.0 ports.
41 >>
42 >> And yes, not able to see the devices without ohci might be the norm.
43 >>
44 >> Do you have the problems with all ports?
45 > Yes, I've tried the mouse and keyboard in all 6 ports and haven’t seen any significant change in behavior.
46 >
47 > --Mike
48 >
49 >
50 >
51
52 you said you used 6 different kernel versions - which one? Did you use
53 vanilla or gentoo sources? And... maybe config?

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RE: [gentoo-user] Intermittent USB device failures Mike Edenfield <kutulu@××××××.org>