On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 16:31 -0500, Alan Stern wrote: -snip-
> They seem to occur every 5 or 10 seconds, roughly. The most likely cause > is a bad USB cable connection. You might want to check the cable, or > even check if there's a cable inside the computer case running from the > USB port to the motherboard. Try also connecting the keyboard to > different USB ports on the computer. It looks like switching to another USB port on my machine fixed the problem. It has been several days now, and I haven't experienced any trouble with the keyboard at all. Now why didn't I think of trying a different USB port earlier? Probably because I was searching for _some_ use for those old USB 1.0 ports on the machine. Maybe I'll get one of those USB foot warmers, or maybe some USB LED indicators. This brings up another topic: What makes a good USB cable? I pick up USB cables from the local computer surplus store for a couple of bucks each (living in California's Silicon Valley is great for cheap computer parts). The cables certainly seem to be the same quality as those costing several times more. I've never had any problems, but I hear lots of chatter about "bad" or "cheap" USB cables causing problems. Are bad cables really all that common? What makes a good cable? How about USB "extension" cables? Are they permitted under the official USB spec? Do they often cause problems? Thanks for all your help troubleshooting this, Alan. Happy holidays. Cheers. --Ethan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
