Interference with Phidgets USB devices

[motters]

Binary package hint: rhythmbox

Release: 10.04RC
Rhythmbox: 0.12.8-0ubuntu3

When using Phidgets USB devices (www.phidgets.com), particularly the 8/8/8, I'm getting a lot of interference if Rhythmbox happens to be running in the background. With Rhythmbox running if I list the USB devices using lsusb often I cannot see one or more of the connected Phidgets. Also, with the Phidgets advanced servo controller connected and Rhythmbox running it looks like periodic stray commands are being sent to the servos. It looks as if Rhythmbox is periodically doing something strange with USB (perhaps trying to communicate with an ipod, or mistaking a Phidgets device for an ipod?) which is causing interference with other USB devices. The solution is to quit Rhythmbox, and all Phidgets devices then appear listed with lsusb and behave normally.

Ideally, Rhythmbox should not interfere or conflict with with connected USB devices.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

[motters (fuzzgun)]

Reported the bug also here https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616626

[motters (fuzzgun)]

For future reference for anyone else having this problem the way to fix it is to disable the portable players MTP plugin within Rhythmbox.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for sending the bug to GNOME

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

having to disable mtp is not a fix it's a workaround