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usbutils package

  1. Bug #459393
  2. Comment #6

Comment 6 for bug 459393

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alizard (alizard) wrote : Re: [Bug 459393] Re: lsusb lists nothing after upgrade to karmic (9.10)

I don't know if this workaround will help anyone
else, but try unplugging the hub and plugging it
back in. I did this and all the devices connected
to the hub reappeared. I'm finding that I have to
do this occasionally after booting to the desktop.

This doesn't solve the problem, of course.

A.Lizard

At 06:51 AM 11/3/2009, you wrote:
>Same problem here, and update-usbids.sh doesn't help either. Additional
>info:
>
>lsusb -t
>...report the device with correct vendor and
>product Id, but any over form of lsusb command does not go beyond the root hub.
>
>gnome-device-manager report the devices correctly.
>hardinfo report the devices correctly.
>kde-hal-device-manager segfault (other problem).
>
>--
>lsusb lists nothing after upgrade to karmic (9.10)
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/459393
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>
>Status in “usbutils” package in Ubuntu: New
>
>Bug description:
>Binary package hint: usbutils
>
>After upgrading from jaunty to karmic, lsusb
>does not list any devices, although USB devices continue to work.
>
> >lsb_release -rd
>Description: Ubuntu 9.10
>Release: 9.10
>
> >apt-cache policy usbutils
>usbutils:
> Installed: 0.82-0ubuntu1
> Candidate: 0.82-0ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 0.82-0ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
>ProblemType: Bug
>Architecture: i386
>Date: Fri Oct 23 15:27:19 2009
>DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
>NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>Package: usbutils 0.82-0ubuntu1
>ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
>ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-15.52-generic
>SourcePackage: usbutils
>Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

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