Comment 7 for bug 261710

Ubuntu 8.10, with all updates.
Corsair 16gb "Flash Voyager" USB flash drive.

Uname: Linux navix 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 17:53:40 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Syslog:
Sep 14 18:57:35 navix kernel: [91977.008300] usb-storage: device scan complete
Sep 14 18:57:41 navix kernel: [91982.611052] usb 2-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Sep 14 18:57:56 navix kernel: [91997.698400] usb 2-6: device descriptor read/64, error -110
Sep 14 18:58:11 navix kernel: [92012.889621] usb 2-6: device descriptor read/64, error -110
Sep 14 18:58:11 navix kernel: [92013.105268] usb 2-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Sep 14 18:58:26 navix kernel: [92028.192641] usb 2-6: device descriptor read/64, error -110

Messages:
Sep 14 18:57:30 navix kernel: [91971.884545] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Sep 14 18:57:30 navix kernel: [91972.017733] usb 2-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 14 18:57:30 navix kernel: [91972.018591] scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Sep 14 18:57:41 navix kernel: [91982.611052] usb 2-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
Sep 14 18:58:11 navix kernel: [92013.105268] usb 2-6: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8

This USB drive works fine in XP SP2&3.

Also note that this is currently not formatted. I have tried formated as FAT32, NTFS, fully drive encrypted, effectively raw/unformated (TrueCrypt), and raw/not formated. TrueCrypt can not see this device when it is plugged in as Ubuntu never finishes connecting it.

Workarounds I've read that work (some only temporary)
Disabling USB 2.0 (forcing 1.1).
Booting with the drive already plugged in (may be very slow to boot, and drive may have slow IO)
Formating in Windows using HDDGuru's HDD Low Level format tool, then formatting as FAT32. This works until you change the filesystem to RAW (eg TrueCrypt full drive encryption) or EXT.

Notable information:
Extensive and sometimes technical discussion of the problem on the offical Corsair support forums:
http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71249

More logs of the issue, as well as details on the cold-boot success:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=478263

Mention of the cold-boot workaround and the USB 1.1 workaround:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=482989

16g USB Corsair flash drive (same issue). Bug closed with patch available 2007-05-10
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8444

hald in verbose mode with the same problem:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=414971

This bug (261710) is possibly a duplicate of bug 54273:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/54273