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    Diagnose and fix usb not working

    Dear all,
    I recently received a laptop (lenovo ThinkPad X220) at work with Ubuntu 12.04 64bit installed that works just fine except that one of the two usb ports doesn't work.
    I have no idea how to find and solve the problem, so I would be grateful if you could help me.

    When I connect my external usb hd to the port that doesn't work, the power led doesn't even turn on. The same is if I try to charge my Smartphone using usb,
    neither it charges or detects that it has been connected to a USB port.

    The other port works just fine.

    Reading around I thought that you might be interested in the output of
    Code:
    sudo lsusb
    Code:
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b217 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
    Bus 002 Device 012: ID 04e8:689e Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-S5670 [Galaxy Fit]
    In this moment I am charging my mobile using the working USB port (that is the last device listed: Bus 002 Device 012: ID 04e8:689e Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-S5670 [Galaxy Fit])

    Also the output of:
    Code:
     dmesg | grep -i USB
    just after connecting my external hd to the port that is not working is:
    Code:
    [    0.721602] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
    [    0.721611] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
    [    0.721632] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
    [    0.966833] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
    [    0.966906] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
    [    0.985372] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
    [    0.985539] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
    [    0.985649] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
    [    1.005326] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
    [    1.005480] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
    [    1.005530] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
    [    1.005538] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
    [    1.005572] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
    [    1.296702] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
    [    1.429221] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
    [    1.540210] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
    [    1.672657] hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
    [    1.743947] usb 1-1.6: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
    [   18.521031] input: Integrated Camera as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.6/1-1.6:1.0/input/input6
    [   18.521100] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
    [   18.521102] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
    [55417.219229] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
    [55417.642880] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
    [55417.643124] scsi6 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [55417.643271] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
    [55417.643274] USB Mass Storage support registered.
    [55418.329239] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [55418.330234] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm
    [55418.330235] cdc_acm: USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters
    [55480.125260] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 3
    [55480.339914] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
    [55480.423716] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55480.647257] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/all, error -71
    [55480.718860] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
    [55480.802861] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55480.990427] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55481.165890] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
    [55481.398424] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [55481.400982] scsi7 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [55482.490830] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
    [55482.574686] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55482.762253] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55482.937841] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
    [55483.021627] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55483.209179] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [55483.384919] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
    [55483.630217] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [55562.625282] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 6
    [55562.828624] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [55562.925088] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [55562.927674] scsi8 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [56273.854408] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56273.938197] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [56274.343462] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [56278.962780] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56279.057047] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [56283.564436] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56284.051103] usb 2-1.2: device not accepting address 7, error -71
    [56284.123030] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56284.609747] usb 2-1.2: device not accepting address 7, error -71
    [56284.681867] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56284.922513] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/8, error -71
    [56285.046526] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [56285.132732] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56285.238421] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/all, error -71
    [56285.308492] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [56285.403240] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [57096.818137] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [57096.901880] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57097.089512] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57097.265097] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [57097.348908] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57097.536488] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57097.712071] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [57098.126982] usb 2-1.2: device not accepting address 7, error -71
    [57098.198973] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
    [57098.613865] usb 2-1.2: device not accepting address 7, error -71
    [57098.614516] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 7
    [57098.693980] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
    [57098.790320] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [57098.793036] scsi9 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [57159.140620] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
    [57159.224442] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57159.412001] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57159.587605] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
    [57159.671410] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57159.858988] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
    [57160.034616] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
    [57160.449442] usb 2-1.2: device not accepting address 8, error -71
    [57160.521426] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
    [57160.760985] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/8, error -71
    [57160.892816] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/8, error -71
    [57160.996633] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 8
    [57161.076176] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 9 using ehci_hcd
    [57161.172729] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [57161.175634] scsi10 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [58462.392065] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 9
    [58462.597520] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
    [58462.693941] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [58462.696673] scsi11 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [58463.770690] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
    [58464.068982] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [58464.165966] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
    [58464.309933] usb 2-1.2: device descriptor read/all, error -71
    [58464.381469] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
    [58464.599206] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [58465.457203] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 10
    [58465.662554] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci_hcd
    [58465.758897] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [58465.761398] scsi12 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    [59568.263446] usb 2-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci_hcd
    [59568.378228] usb 2-1.2: device firmware changed
    [59568.378474] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 11
    [59568.455033] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 12 using ehci_hcd
    [59568.551166] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
    [59568.553694] scsi13 : usb-storage 2-1.2:1.3
    I have no idea what the output means, but as you can see there are some errors listed.

    I thank you all guys in advance for the help!
    If you require more information just ask,
    Cheers,
    -Luca
    Last edited by lucacerone; March 5th, 2013 at 12:21 PM.

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