I actually was coming here to post that I've had this problem since Hoary (I think, might have been Dapper). It worked on the Live CD of Dapper but not the installed version.
I think its not a hardware failure but maybe a problem with the manufacturers setup of the HDD. I've not had the HDD as long as I've had Ubuntu installed. Either my HDD is failing since I got it or its a problem with Freecom drive setup or its a problem with Ubuntu. -- USB devices are not recognized when having ehci_hcd modprobed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/88746 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs