@Manoj, the supposed "workaround" (which has been working around for 2-3 years now) was: modprobe -r ehci_hcd (Which resulted in terrible USB 1.1 speeds, but at least allowed people to read their data.)
I could be wrong, but I believe this command (above) gives an error in Lucid: module not found. I was under the impression that this error was due to the (relatively) recent decision to integrate "ehci_hcd" in the kernel itself -- ie, there's no *external*/modular/dkms file to disable or remove at runtime. I'm currently running a Dell Latitude E6500, AMD64 Lucid 10.04* and I have only just started seeing this error (when reading from two known- good external USB hard disks) *after* the upgrade from Karmic --> Lucid. (Not saying that the upgrade is responsible; just trying to provide a timeline just-in-case.) Suffice it to say, this problem is NOT going away, and (if bug-reports are any measure) it's affecting a not-at-all- insignificant number of users. Would love a fix, naturally -- but in the meantime, is there a practical (quick) way to perform the "modprobe -r ehci_hcd trick" (or something similar) on as a workaround with modern/Lucid kernels? *2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux (Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- device descriptor read/64, error -110 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433438 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