On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:08:08 -0800
Ken Stephens <[email protected]> wrote:

> I subscribe to a monthly electronic surprise box
> <https://www.instructables.com/HackerBox-0061-Props/>.  This month's
> surprise is a Propeller 2 8x32bit processor on a circuit board that
> connects to a computer with USB.  The circuit board and chip are
> RT232RL Serial USB Interface.
> 
> The  FT232RL chip by ftdichip.com does not identify itself to the usb
> hubs.  Tried many.  Tried different cables.  Loaded the suggested
> driver. It's transmit and receive lights flash when plugged in.  The
> dmesg output when device is plugged into a 3.0 port is:
> 
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:13 2020] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number
> 14 using xhci_hcd
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:13 2020] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error
> -71 [Thu Dec 10 21:32:13 2020] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64,
> error -71 [Thu Dec 10 21:32:14 2020] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB
> device number 15 using xhci_hcd
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:14 2020] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error
> -71 [Thu Dec 10 21:32:14 2020] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64,
> error -71 [Thu Dec 10 21:32:14 2020] usb usb3-port1: attempt power
> cycle [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device
> number 16 using xhci_hcd
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup
> address. [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: Device not responding to
> setup address. [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: device not
> accepting address 16, error -71
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number
> 17 using xhci_hcd
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:15 2020] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup
> address. [Thu Dec 10 21:32:16 2020] usb 3-1: Device not responding to
> setup address. [Thu Dec 10 21:32:16 2020] usb 3-1: device not
> accepting address 17, error -71
> [Thu Dec 10 21:32:16 2020] usb usb3-port1: unable to enumerate USB
> device
> 
> The dmesg output when device is plugged into a 2.0 port:
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: new full-speed USB device
> number 9 using ehci-pci
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device descriptor read/64,
> error -32 [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device descriptor
> read/64, error -32 [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: new
> full-speed USB device number 10 using ehci-pci
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device descriptor read/64,
> error -32 [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device descriptor
> read/64, error -32 [Thu Dec 10 22:03:09 2020] usb 2-1.2-port3:
> attempt power cycle [Thu Dec 10 22:03:10 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: new
> full-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:10 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device not accepting address
> 11, error -32
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:11 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: new full-speed USB device
> number 12 using ehci-pci
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:11 2020] usb 2-1.2.3: device not accepting address
> 12, error -32
> [Thu Dec 10 22:03:11 2020] usb 2-1.2-port3: unable to enumerate USB
> device
> 
> The kernel is configured properly:
> # uname -r
> 5.9.12-100.fc32.x86_64
> $ grep -i xhci /boot/config-$(uname -r)
> CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=y
> CONFIG_USB_XHCI_DBGCAP=y
> CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI=y
> CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI_RENESAS=y
> CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PLATFORM=m
> CONFIG_USB_ROLES_INTEL_XHCI=m
> 
> Any wizards out there that have an idea what is happening and how I
> can fix it?  Or shall I chock it up to a bad chip.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ken
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Try plugging it in directly to the computer and unplugging adjacent USB
devices.

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