On Thu, 8 Feb 2007, Thomas Folz-Donahue wrote: > So I took apart the USB cable. It was unshielded (is that a violation > of the USB spec?)
I don't think so. > and D+ and D- were not twisted (considered > acceptable in low-speed devices). Checking the resistances with a > multimeter, I discovered that D+ was disconnected somewhere in the > cable- when I hooked it up with alligator clips, everything worked. > > [17253992.852000] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: wakeup > [17253993.236000] usb 3-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and > address 22 > [17253993.444000] usb 3-1: string descriptor 0 read error: -75 > [17253993.444000] usb 3-1: configuration #0 chosen from 1 choice > [17253993.444000] usb 3-1: config 0 descriptor?? > [17253993.452000] input: HID 062a:0000 as /class/input/input8 > [17253993.452000] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [HID 062a:0000] on > usb-0000:00:13.1-1 > > Well. At least it functions as a mouse again. Whatever those errors > mean. The "string descriptor 0 read error: -75" means that the mouse tried to send more data than it was asked for. The "config 0 descriptor??" message means that the mouse is not USB-compliant. According to the spec configuration values must be numbered 1 or higher, but the mouse has a configuration value equal to 0. It's a relatively harmless flaw. On the whole, I'd say this is a pretty low-quality mouse... > 062a:0000 is a Creative Lite mouse, but this one is branded > GE. Just to let you know what particular device had this particular > malfunction. > > Thanks for your assistance. You're welcome. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
