i have a similar problem. Sometimes the USB ports stop working after a while. i use 2.6.32-33-generic kernel and prosessor is AMD athlon xp 1800+ is
kernel.log say [ 2.723602] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev [ 2.740064] input: Compaq Compaq Internet Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.2/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.0/input/input4 [ 2.740548] generic-usb 0003:049F:000E.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Compaq Compaq Internet Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:11.2-1/input0 [ 2.740808] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) [ 2.740816] Pid: 61, comm: udevd Not tainted 2.6.32-33-generic #72-Ubuntu [ 2.740820] Call Trace: [ 2.740839] [<c058960e>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f [ 2.740851] [<c01a246c>] __report_bad_irq+0x2c/0x90 [ 2.740856] [<c01a0b84>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x54/0x150 [ 2.740861] [<c01a2620>] note_interrupt+0x150/0x190 [ 2.740867] [<c01a2c2c>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xac/0xd0 [ 2.740877] [<c01059ed>] handle_irq+0x1d/0x30 [ 2.740887] [<c05901dc>] do_IRQ+0x4c/0xc0 [ 2.740896] [<c021a389>] ? sys_poll+0x59/0xc0 [ 2.740901] [<c0103a30>] common_interrupt+0x30/0x40 [ 2.740904] handlers: [ 2.740907] [<c0447db0>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x80) [ 2.740922] [<c0447db0>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x80) [ 2.740928] Disabling IRQ #17 [ 2.801023] usb 7-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 2.849279] input: Compaq Compaq Internet Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.2/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.1/input/input5 [ 2.850037] generic-usb 0003:049F:000E.0002: input,hiddev96,hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device [Compaq Compaq Internet Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:11.2-1/input1 [ 2.863643] input: B16_b_02 USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/input/input6 [ 2.864104] generic-usb 0003:046D:C024.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [B16_b_02 USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:11.2-2/input0 [ 2.864182] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid [ 2.864433] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228746 Title: USB stops working after a while To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/228746/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs