Public bug reported: the key is a 256 Kingston "datatraveler" usb flash drive.
when plugged into a dapper system with any of teh default kernels ( -25-386, -26-386 or -26-686) it simply scrolls this message: Aug 27 15:28:41 Augustine kernel: [17179686.564000] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2 Aug 27 15:28:46 Augustine kernel: [17179691.728000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 Aug 27 15:28:46 Augustine kernel: [17179692.232000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 Aug 27 15:28:47 Augustine kernel: [17179692.736000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6 Aug 27 15:28:47 Augustine kernel: [17179693.240000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7 Aug 27 15:28:48 Augustine kernel: [17179693.744000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8 Aug 27 15:28:48 Augustine kernel: [17179694.248000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9 Aug 27 15:28:49 Augustine kernel: [17179694.752000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10 Aug 27 15:28:49 Augustine kernel: [17179695.256000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 11 and keeps going to well over 100 if you let it. the same device on my edgy system (uname -a = Linux Rommel 2.6.17-6-686 #2 SMP Fri Aug 11 22:09:15 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux) gives this: Aug 27 15:36:38 localhost kernel: [17264298.748000] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7 Aug 27 15:36:38 localhost kernel: [17264298.880000] usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Aug 27 15:36:38 localhost kernel: [17264298.880000] scsi12 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Aug 27 15:36:38 localhost kernel: [17264298.880000] usb-storage: device found at 7 Aug 27 15:36:38 localhost kernel: [17264298.880000] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.880000] usb-storage: device scan complete Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.880000] Vendor: Kingston Model: DataTraveler 2.0 Rev: 6.16 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.880000] Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.884000] SCSI device sdc: 498687 512-byte hdwr sectors (255 MB) Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.884000] sdc: Write Protect is off Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.884000] sdc: Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.884000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.888000] SCSI device sdc: 498687 512-byte hdwr sectors (255 MB) Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.888000] sdc: Write Protect is off Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.888000] sdc: Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.888000] sdc: assuming drive cache: write through Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.888000] sdc: sdc1 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.892000] sd 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdc Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264303.892000] sd 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 Aug 27 15:36:43 localhost kernel: [17264304.340000] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive! and opens a window to copy data into ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- usb key producing address errors on dapper kernel. https://launchpad.net/bugs/57861 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs