lshw output is fine:
jidanni3 description: Notebook product: 702 (90OAM05A11111213U103Q) vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. version: x.x serial: EeePC-1234567890 width: 32 bits capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 smp-1.4 smp configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook cpus=1 family=To Be Filled By O.E.M. sku=90OAM05A11111213U103Q uuid=002702F5-9AD1-DC81-23A3-001E8C7790F8 *-core description: Motherboard product: 702 vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. physical id: 0 version: x.xx serial: EeePC-0123456789 slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M. *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: American Megatrends Inc. physical id: 0 version: 0502 date: 03/13/2008 size: 64KiB capacity: 448KiB capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification *-cpu description: CPU product: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 900MHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: 6.13.8 slot: CPU 1 size: 630MHz capacity: 900MHz width: 32 bits clock: 70MHz capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe nx up bts *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 5 slot: L1-Cache size: 32KiB capacity: 32KiB capabilities: internal write-back data *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 6 slot: L2-Cache size: 512KiB capacity: 512KiB capabilities: internal write-back unified *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 1f slot: System board or motherboard size: 1GiB *-bank description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns) product: PartNum0 vendor: Manufacturer0 physical id: 0 serial: SerNum0 slot: DIMM0 size: 1GiB width: 64 bits clock: 400MHz (2.5ns) *-generic UNCLAIMED physical id: 2010000 bus info: parisc@2010000 *-pci description: Host bridge product: Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 100 bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: driver=agpgart-intel resources: irq:0 *-display:0 description: VGA compatible controller product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:f7f00000-f7f7ffff ioport:ec00(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f7ec0000-f7efffff *-display:1 UNCLAIMED description: Display controller product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: memory:f7f80000-f7ffffff *-multimedia description: Audio device product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1b bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0 version: 04 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 resources: irq:43 memory:f7eb8000-f7ebbfff *-pci:0 description: PCI bridge product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:40 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:3fb00000-3fcfffff ioport:3fd00000(size=2097152) *-pci:1 description: PCI bridge product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:41 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:fbf00000-fbffffff ioport:3f900000(size=2097152) *-network description: Ethernet interface product: L2 Fast Ethernet vendor: Atheros Communications physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: a0 serial: 00:1e:8c:77:90:f8 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl2 driverversion=2.2.3 duplex=full firmware=L2 ip=192.168.44.3 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:44 memory:fbfc0000-fbffffff memory:fbfa0000-fbfbffff *-pci:2 description: PCI bridge product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1c.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=pcieport resources: irq:42 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:f8000000-fbefffff ioport:f0000000(size=117440512) *-usb:0 description: USB Controller product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:23 ioport:e400(size=32) *-usb:1 description: USB Controller product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.1 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:19 ioport:e480(size=32) *-usb:2 description: USB Controller product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:18 ioport:e800(size=32) *-usb:3 description: USB Controller product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: uhci bus_master configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:16 ioport:e880(size=32) *-usb:4 description: USB Controller product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1d.7 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 resources: irq:23 memory:f7eb7c00-f7eb7fff *-pci:3 description: PCI bridge product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1e bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0 version: d4 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list *-isa description: ISA bridge product: 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: isa bus_master configuration: latency=0 *-ide description: IDE interface product: 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.2 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2 logical name: scsi1 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0 resources: irq:19 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ffa0(size=16) *-disk description: ATA Disk product: asus-phison ssd physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sda version: TST2 serial: 00000801310000000893 size: 7695MiB (8069MB) capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000c619b *-volume description: EXT3 volume vendor: Linux physical id: 1 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,1 logical name: /dev/sda1 logical name: / version: 1.0 serial: cfc96b80-b2ec-45b2-90d7-c4b64d4651b6 size: 7695MiB capacity: 7695MiB capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files ext3 ext2 initialized configuration: created=2009-10-29 10:59:39 filesystem=ext3 modified=2011-05-03 16:13:41 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=0,data=ordered mounted=2011-05-23 05:19:49 state=mounted *-serial UNCLAIMED description: SMBus product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 1f.3 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3 version: 04 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz configuration: latency=0 resources: ioport:400(size=32) *-scsi physical id: 1 bus info: usb@1:4.4 logical name: scsi2 capabilities: emulated *-disk:0 description: SCSI Disk product: STORAGE DEVICE vendor: Generic physical id: 0.0.0 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0 logical name: /dev/sdb version: 9722 capabilities: removable *-medium physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdb *-disk:1 description: SCSI Disk product: STORAGE DEVICE vendor: Generic physical id: 0.0.1 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.1 logical name: /dev/sdc version: 9722 capabilities: removable *-medium physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdc *-disk:2 description: SCSI Disk product: STORAGE DEVICE vendor: Generic physical id: 0.0.2 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.2 logical name: /dev/sdd version: 9722 capabilities: removable *-medium physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdd *-disk:3 description: SCSI Disk product: STORAGE DEVICE vendor: Generic physical id: 0.0.3 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.3 logical name: /dev/sde version: 9722 capabilities: removable *-medium physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sde *-disk:4 description: SCSI Disk product: STORAGE DEVICE vendor: Generic physical id: 0.0.4 bus info: scsi@2:0.0.4 logical name: /dev/sdf version: 9722 size: 3886MiB (4075MB) capabilities: removable *-medium physical id: 0 logical name: /dev/sdf size: 3886MiB (4075MB) capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos *-volume:0 description: Windows FAT volume vendor: mkdosfs physical id: 1 logical name: /dev/sdf1 version: FAT12 serial: 4925-bb5d size: 15EiB capabilities: primary fat initialized configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat *-volume:1 description: EXT3 volume vendor: Linux physical id: 2 logical name: /dev/sdf2 logical name: /mnt/usb/cf version: 1.0 serial: c914c362-4b46-48be-afaf-6e061825b2ed size: 3878MiB capacity: 3878MiB capabilities: primary journaled recover ext3 ext2 initialized configuration: created=2008-10-28 20:52:26 filesystem=ext3 modified=2011-05-23 09:50:50 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=0,data=ordered mounted=2011-05-23 09:50:50 state=mounted
Yes I searched http://www.google.com/search?q=lsusb+no+output . Yes I follow sid, so have the latest udev etc.