Above is a trace obtained using usbmon. I restarted the USB device using: http://www.roman10.net/how-to-reset-usb-device-in-linux
Let me know if I can provide more information NB. lsusb gives: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a5c:5801 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor with fingerprint swipe sensor -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/602071 Title: [0a5c:5801] Broadcom fingerprint reader not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libfprint/+bug/602071/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs