Comment 3 for bug 387161

Booted into Jaunty desktop Live CD worked fine, kernel 2.6.28-11

It seems between mainline and the ubuntu kernel there is no change:

Trying Mainline kernel:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30/

linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386

  161.572012] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 161.713059] usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 161.713759] scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 161.714247] usb-storage: device found at 8
[ 161.714250] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 166.712138] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 166.712623] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access ST375064 0NS PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
[ 166.713670] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
[ 166.714603] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] 1465149168 512-byte hardware sectors: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[ 166.715348] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] Write Protect is off
[ 166.715353] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] Mode Sense: 34 00 00 00
[ 166.715356] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 166.720468] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 166.720474] sdf: sdf1
[ 166.740143] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI disk
[ 166.988020] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 167.112015] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 167.340017] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 167.556014] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 167.680013] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 167.908018] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 168.124016] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 168.532014] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 8, error -71
[ 168.644012] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 8
[ 169.056012] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 8, error -71
[ 169.056062] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 8
[ 169.168023] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
[ 169.292012] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 169.520013] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 169.736017] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
[ 169.860021] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 170.088016] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 170.304019] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
[ 170.712010] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 11, error -71
[ 170.824014] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[ 171.240012] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 12, error -71
[ 171.240029] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 8
[ 171.508012] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 171.628016] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 171.852011] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 172.068015] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 172.188019] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 172.412013] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 172.628011] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 173.036010] usb 5-2: device not accepting address 4, error -71
[ 173.148020] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
[ 173.556018] usb 5-2: device not accepting address 5, error -71
[ 173.556032] hub 5-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2

Updated today and rebooted:

Linux udc 2.6.30-9-generic #10-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 12 13:05:04 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Get the following:

[ 1558.793401] sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
[ 1558.795349] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] 1465149168 512-byte hardware sectors: (750 GB/698 GiB)
[ 1558.798439] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] Write Protect is off
[ 1558.798443] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] Mode Sense: 34 00 00 00
[ 1558.798445] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1558.800553] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1558.800556] sde: sde1
[ 1558.812472] sd 10:0:0:0: [sde] Attached SCSI disk
[ 1559.004105] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
[ 1559.128015] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1559.352034] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1559.568027] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
[ 1559.692021] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1559.920048] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1560.136040] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
[ 1560.548011] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 17, error -71
[ 1560.660025] usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
[ 1561.076016] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 17, error -71
[ 1561.076842] usb 1-8: USB disconnect, address 17
[ 1561.188088] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18
[ 1561.312015] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1561.540022] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1561.756039] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 19
[ 1561.880024] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1562.108024] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1562.324047] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 20
[ 1562.736022] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 20, error -71
[ 1562.848026] usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 21
[ 1563.256009] usb 1-8: device not accepting address 21, error -71
[ 1563.256024] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 8
[ 1563.524021] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 14
[ 1563.704016] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1563.928018] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1564.144012] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 15
[ 1564.264013] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1564.488022] usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[ 1564.704016] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 16
[ 1565.112014] usb 5-2: device not accepting address 16, error -71
[ 1565.224012] usb 5-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 17
[ 1565.632013] usb 5-2: device not accepting address 17, error -71
[ 1565.632027] hub 5-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2