Rather than fiddle with rmmod, perhaps loading ehci_hcd in the initrd.img file is the answer. It certainly seems to have resolved my problems, with fully patched Hardy....
1. Add to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules: ehci_hcd 2. Reconfigure current kernel: dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.24-23-server 3. Reboot. dmesg confirms that ehci_hcd is loaded before ohci_hcd, and that my usb_storage device is using ehci_hcd. I'm getting about 27MB/s write, and about 10MB/s read&write onto the disk, without errors. -- ehci_hcd module causes I/O errors in USB 2.0 devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/88746 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs