Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

[Freddy Freeloader]

I have been having problems getting the 2.6 kernel to properly identify 
my usb ports when my printer and scanner are plugged in.  The boot 
process will hang where hotplug is loading the usb modules and 
configuring the usb devices.  The error is "control timeout on ep0in".  
If the printer and scanner are not plugged in the computer will boot 
normally but only occasionally can I get "/etc/init.d/hotplug restart" 
to complete successfully. 

This weekend I downloaded Knoppix and found something interesting when 
booting in the "expert26" mode.  Hotplug will find the USB ports but not 
load anything.  It then says firewire is found on my computer (there is 
no firewire capability on this motherboard and I own no firewire 
devices) and goes on to "configure" the firewire devices it finds. 

Once booted I can install my printer but it immediately says the printer 
is paused as no such device is available on this machine. 

Why this is so interesting is because I compiled my own 2.6.8 kernel 
using a Knoppix .config file.  Apparently there seems to be a bug either 
in the hardware on my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7IXE4) or in the way the 
Knoppix .config file is recognizing my hardware. 

Is there a known bug in the Knoppix .config file with the 2.6 kernel 
concerning firewire and usb?  Or, is this a bug in the 2.6 kernel? 

As a relative noob I'm unsure and don't want to unnecessarily be turning 
in bug reports. 


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