On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 07:05:46 -0700, Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a problem concerning a combination of hotplug, usb, and my printer. > Computer is running sarge on a 2.6 kernel. Printer is an HP Deskjet 895C. > > What happens is that if I leave my printer usb cable attached during > boot the system hangs at the stage where hotplug verifies the printer. > I get the error "USB 1-2: control time out on e0pin" and boot will not > advance beyond that point. I have to hit the reset button to get out of > this. I have let it just sit for several minutes and nothing ever > happens unless/until I hit reset. If I unplug the printer usb cable the > computer boots normally. And when I plug the printer in after boot up > and restart hotplug it will successfully load the printer drivers and > the printer will work. It does have a couple of oddities in its > operation though. It will print 4 or 5 lines, pause a couple of > seconds, printer a few more lines, pause, and so on. But, that only > happens when printing documents from applications. It doesn't do that > when printing a test page from the CUPS interface. It also won't print > from a web browser. However, the main irritation is not being able to > boot successfully with the usb cable plugged in. > > If I unistall hotplug the computer boots fine, it just won't recognize > my printer or sound card. I tried usbmgr and when using it the boot > process will hang at the same place if the printer usb cable is plugged > in too, but if I unplug the cable it will recognize the printer is not > there anymore and continue on to boot successfully. > > Anyone have any ideas on this? Seen this before?
What kernel and chipset are you using? Afaik there's an issue with VIA chipsets and the early versions of the 2.6 kernel which causes the USB subsystem to fail. Does reverting back to the 2.4 kernel exhibit the same behavior as well? -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
