Comment 26 for bug 458444

@Chase: installed the updated package from your PPA (works fine now), then plugged the USB stick:

Apr 3 13:17:39 test-laptop kernel: [ 434.396075] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 434.532882] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 435.308218] af9015: tuner id:179 not supported, please report!
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 435.308276] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af9015
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 435.354536] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 435.355527] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
Apr 3 13:17:40 test-laptop kernel: [ 435.356934] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
Apr 3 13:18:23 test-laptop kernel: [ 478.247388] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Apr 3 13:18:23 test-laptop kernel: [ 478.247578] dvb-usb: generic DVB-USB module successfully deinitialized and disconnected.

I suspect this means my problem is (or might be) a different problem to the original reporter's problem.

See my previous comments and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=606487&page=5 (and subsequent pages)