http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=586751 mentions commit 163d5fc3 which was supposed to fix the problem.
commit 163d5fc355670722ce45893e5af60ea4bde06a82 Author: Richard Hughes <rich...@hughsie.com> Date: Mon Sep 20 16:22:45 2010 +0100 Do not continue to poll the serial port if there is no Watts Up Pro adaptor diff --git a/src/linux/up-device-wup.c b/src/linux/up-device-wup.c index 73bb8e5..bf5dbb8 100644 --- a/src/linux/up-device-wup.c +++ b/src/linux/up-device-wup.c @@ -376,11 +376,7 @@ up_device_wup_coldplug (UpDevice *device) /* coldplug */ egg_debug ("coldplug"); - up_device_wup_refresh (device); - - /* hardcode true, as we'll retry later if busy */ - ret = TRUE; - + ret = up_device_wup_refresh (device); out: return ret; } However, up_device_wup_refresh() returns TRUE unconditionally, and has always done so since 163d5fc3. It looks like the "fix" has never been tested. This doesn't look like a regression. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798095 Title: upowerd grabs my FTDI USB serial port adapter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upower/+bug/798095/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs