Get a message every second about this: Oct 27 13:59:00 x-laptop kernel: [ 1147.576000] usb 5-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 99 Oct 27 13:59:00 x-laptop kernel: [ 1147.748000] usb 5-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Oct 27 13:59:00 x-laptop kernel: [ 1147.748000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(VC0321) Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1147.960000] usb 5-8: USB disconnect, address 99 Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1147.960000] gspca: probe of 5-8:1.0 failed with error -5 Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.236000] usb 5-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 100 Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.408000] usb 5-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.408000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(VC0321) Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.620000] usb 5-8: USB disconnect, address 100 Oct 27 13:59:01 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.620000] gspca: probe of 5-8:1.0 failed with error -5 Oct 27 13:59:02 x-laptop kernel: [ 1148.896000] usb 5-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 101 Oct 27 13:59:02 x-laptop kernel: [ 1149.052000] usb 5-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Oct 27 13:59:02 x-laptop kernel: [ 1149.052000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(VC0321) Oct 27 13:59:02 x-laptop kernel: [ 1149.260000] usb 5-8: USB disconnect, address 101 Oct 27 13:59:02 x-laptop kernel: [ 1149.260000] gspca: probe of 5-8:1.0 failed with error -5 Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02) 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GHM (ICH7-M DH) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M56P [Radeon Mobility X1600] 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03) 05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) 0a:09.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21) 0a:09.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21) 0a:09.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02) >cat /var/log/messages|grep -v "usb "|grep -v gspca Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop syslogd 1.4.1#21ubuntu3: restart. Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.22-14-generic Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: Loaded 25445 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.22-14-generic. Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.22. Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled. Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: d and address 89 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 195.144000] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 195.188000] Adding 3911788k swap on /dev/sda7. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:3911788k Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 195.212000] Adding 1951856k swap on /dev/sda9. Priority:-2 extents:1 across:1951856k Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 216.432000] ReiserFS: sda10: found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 216.432000] ReiserFS: sda10: using ordered data mode Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 216.444000] ReiserFS: sda10: journal params: device sda10, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 216.444000] ReiserFS: sda10: checking transaction log (sda10) Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 216.488000] ReiserFS: sda10: Using r5 hash to sort names Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.500000] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present) Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.500000] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT2] (battery absent) Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.628000] ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line) Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.640000] ACPI: ACPI Dock Station Driver Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input3 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF] Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input4 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID] Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input5 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB] Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input6 Oct 27 13:43:31 x-laptop kernel: [ 217.672000] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB] Oct 27 13:43:32 x-laptop kernel: [ 219.400000] ttyS1: LSR safety check engaged! Oct 27 13:43:34 x-laptop kernel: [ 221.064000] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel. Oct 27 13:43:34 x-laptop kernel: [ 221.064000] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 1898 MBytes. Oct 27 13:43:34 x-laptop kernel: [ 221.068000] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.37.6 [May 25 2007] on minor 0 Oct 27 13:43:34 x-laptop kernel: [ 221.120000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 Oct 27 13:43:35 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.128000] NET: Registered protocol family 10 Oct 27 13:43:35 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.128000] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions Oct 27 13:43:35 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.132000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Oct 27 13:43:35 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.132000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] total GART = 130023424 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] free GART = 114032640 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] max single GART = 114032640 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] total LFB = 268304384 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] free LFB = 244305920 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] max single LFB = 244305920 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] total Inv = 0 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] free Inv = 0 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] max single Inv = 0 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 222.864000] [fglrx] total TIM = 0 Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 223.032000] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 223.484000] audit(1193517816.287:3): type=1503 operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="a" denied_mask="a" name="/dev/tty" pid=5123 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" Oct 27 13:43:36 x-laptop kernel: [ 223.756000] apm: BIOS not found. Oct 27 13:43:38 x-laptop kernel: [ 225.104000] NET: Registered protocol family 17 Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 225.980000] device eth0 entered promiscuous mode Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 225.980000] audit(1193517818.788:4): dev=eth0 prom=256 old_prom=0 auid=4294967295 Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 225.992000] device eth0 left promiscuous mode Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 225.992000] audit(1193517818.788:5): dev=eth0 prom=0 old_prom=256 auid=4294967295 Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 226.004000] device eth0 entered promiscuous mode Oct 27 13:43:39 x-laptop kernel: [ 226.004000] audit(1193517818.788:6): dev=eth0 prom=256 old_prom=0 auid=4294967295 Oct 27 13:43:40 x-laptop kernel: [ 227.560000] Failure registering capabilities with primary security module. Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop dhcdbd: Started up. Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.532000] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11 Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.532000] NET: Registered protocol family 31 Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.532000] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.532000] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.624000] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8 Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.624000] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.676000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.676000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized Oct 27 13:43:43 x-laptop kernel: [ 230.676000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8 Oct 27 13:44:05 x-laptop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.reason Oct 27 13:44:18 x-laptop kernel: [ 265.112000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready Oct 27 13:44:22 x-laptop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.domain_name Oct 27 13:44:22 x-laptop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.nis_domain Oct 27 13:44:22 x-laptop dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.nis_servers Oct 27 13:55:33 x-laptop kernel: [ 940.376000] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xb3 on isa0060/serio0). Oct 27 13:55:33 x-laptop kernel: [ 940.376000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e033 ' to make it known. Oct 27 13:55:33 x-laptop kernel: [ 940.452000] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xb3 on isa0060/serio0). Oct 27 13:55:33 x-laptop kernel: [ 940.452000] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e033 ' to make it known. Any more data needed?