pankaj chauhan wrote:
> dave, 
>
> Thanks alot for useful information.
>
> Is there any way in which i can verify that is it the
> fault of device (i.e device is trying to draw more
> current) or my host controller is faulty (as you
> mentioned that some Host controllers behave in such
> way)?
>
>   

lsusb -v | grep -i power
will show you the numbers that usb-core is working with.

If youve got another linux box, and/or another hub, try some cross-testing,
see if you can isolate it.


> Thanks
> PC 
> --- David Brownell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   
>>> i am using 2.6.11,
>>>       
>> Try to use a more current kernel.  Likely it won't
>> matter
>> here, but 2.6.11 is over 18 months old by now ... :)
>>
>>
>>     
>>> and EHCI HCD. during boot up i get 
>>> following message:
>>>
>>> "usb 1-0:1.0: over-current change on port 1"
>>>
>>> and after the system is up none of the USB device
>>> connected to USB port are detected.
>>>
>>> can you please tell me what over-current change
>>>       
>> mean.
>>
>> USB devices can draw a certain amount of current,
>> with
>> a maximum of 500 mA in high power configurations.
>>
>> USB hubs, like root hubs, may be able to detect when
>> that current limit is exceeded; if so, it's reported
>> as an "over current" error.
>>
>>
>>     
>>> and Is this error responsible for my device not
>>> getting detected.
>>>       
>> Likely.  When a port issues an overcurrent fault,
>> the device connected to it is disconnected.
>>
>>
>> We have seen cases where some USB controllers (EHCI
>> and
>> UHCI, I don't recall it with OHCI) *wrongly* report
>> such
>> over-current errors ... at least, "wrongly" in the
>> sense
>> that no device is connected, so we think the
>> motherboard
>> must be at fault, badly wired or whatever.
>>
>> - Dave
>>
>>     


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