Can't enable port 1

[Net Llama!]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Harry Giles wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
> >On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Harry Giles wrote:
> >
> >>When running lsusb -v, I get the following:
> >>
> >>hub 5-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 1.  Maybe the USB cable is bad?
> >>usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using address 4
> >>usb 5-1: Product: AirPrime CDMA Wireless PC Card
> >>usb 5-1: Manufacturer: AirPrime, Incorporated
> >>NET: Registered protocol family 17
> >>
> >>I need to fix this.  The Airprime Card connects fine under W$, so I can
> >>rule out the cable.
> >>
> >>Any ideas on how to approach this would be VERY much appreciated!
> >>
> >
> >Googling, i see alot of reports of this, but no solutions:
> >http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_epq=Cannot%20enable%20port%201.%20%20Maybe%20the%20USB%20cable%20is%20bad%3F&safe=off&lr=&num=50&hl=en
> >http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=%22Cannot%20enable%20port%201.%20%20Maybe%20the%20USB%20cable%20is%20bad%3F%22&safe=off&lr=&num=50&hl=en&
> >
> >There are a few reports of this being a kernel bug.  Which kernel version
> >& distro are you using?
> >
> Suse 9.2 with kernel 2.6.8-24.11-default

That's a tad old.  Does SuSE have something more recent availbel to test
out?

>
> I noticed something when I went to my bootlog to check my kernel
> version.  I got:
>
> Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.8-24.11-default
> Loaded 23895 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.8-24.11-default.
> Symbols match kernel version 2.6.8.
> No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.

Errr, that can't be right or good.  Surely SuSE isn't shipping kernels
without modules.

> How can I check if it is a modules issue?

Well you can't directly.  But if there are truly no modules and no module
support then something is borken, unless you built this kernel that way.

I'd say try a more recent kernel version and see if the problem persists.
Or if you've got a KNOPPIX (or equivalent) CD available, try booting off
of it and see if the problem persists.

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