Selon Mark Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi All, > > I've got a Speedtouch 4.00 connected to my old Linux box as an ADSL > router. After a few problems getting the firmware images, it all > worked fine. > > The problem I have now, is that it intermittently stops working, > silently, with no error messages. > > When this happens I have no connection and no amount of restarting > pppd can make it work again- the ONLY solution is to either cycle the > machine or unplug / replug the Speedtouch itself (this fixes it > reliably). > > The only problem is that the fault will then reappear randomly. > > That's to say, it's not *quite* random, it usually happens during > downloads- but there is no particular pattern apart from that. > Sometimes it happens within a minute of bootup, other times it goes > for days without happening. > > One thing I wondered was whether it could be a USB issue, as I have a > very old motherboard (Intel 430VX?) from about 1996 (One of the first > to support USB). > > While I don't normally use other USB devices in the machine, I have > previously and they've worked fine. > > Mark > there is some hardware bug in old usb controller that are not worked around by linux usb stack. Details are on http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-usb-users&m=109766570429758&w=2 A workaround applicable on 2.6.9 kernel http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-usb-users&m=109766570429758&w=2
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