On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 10:43:50PM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote: > On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 09:33:16PM +0000, Josef Karthauser wrote:
> > If it's inside the docking station I would assume that it's powered. > > Agreed - I had overread this detail. > > > On my machine with an external hub I do get messages about power budget > > being exceeded so it's probably not that. > > That's a design issue. > Some ports implement overcurrent protection by self healing fuses. > Others do not even that. > I've seen many awfull cheap implementations. > > Btw.: > I had seen similar problems with a self build device on some ports. > It turned out to be a problem with the device oscillator to not > properly work under some conditions. Hmm, ok. Then this is the most likely explanation then. Joe -- Josef Karthauser ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.josef-k.net/ FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. =================
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