[nylug-talk] funky usb mass storage

[Eric]

I have a device that claims USB Mass storage compatability.  It does
connect to 2 of my linux machines.. but not the other 2.

On my main computer, I have several USBMS devices that I use all the
time, but this one will not work.  I get the following output from dmesg
 after connecting the device.

hydra lirakis # dmesg | tail
usb-storage: *** thread awakened.
usb-storage: -- exiting
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 17
hub 1-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 2.  Maybe the USB cable is bad?
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 18
hub 1-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 2.  Maybe the USB cable is bad?
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 19
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 19, error -71
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 20
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 20, error -71
hydra lirakis #

I use the same cable, the same everything as other USBMS devices that do
work on this computer.  I get the same errors on the other computers
that the device does not work on.

For the record, the device I am using is this

http://www.svp-tech.com/mp580/mp580.htm

any insight is appreciated.

-Eric