On that note, I have some devices connected via USB: keyboard, mouse, Seagate external HDD, OfficeJet printer. On Live CD boot up, I get several messages from usbd, something like: usbuhci: cleanTD 1/0: Error ... and four or so hex numbers take the place of the elipses.
However, my keyboard and mouse work fine -- none of the other devices are even recognised. I'll be more than happy to provide more information for anyone who wants to look into this, ak