Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 111520
USB 2.0 Devices in USB 1.1 Ports Freezes System
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:04:08 EST
Description of problem: I have a SanDisk USB 2.0 Memory Key and whenever I put it in, Fedora freezes and the caps lock led and num lock led blink. If in at the time of boot, the boot process will freeze and the leds will blink also. Under my Windows partition, it works fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 1.0 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Plug USB memory key in. 2. Wait 10 sec. 3. Actual results: System Locks. Num Lock & Caps lock leds blink togehter. Expected results: No problems Additional info: None
I have experienced a similiar problem. I did not see the crash until I attempted to mount the device, but perhaps I just didn't wait long enough. According to the output to the console, there was a problem in the usb-storage module, causing the interrupt handler to exit and a subsequent kernel panic. I am using fedora core kernel 2.4.22-1.2129.nptl from the fedora core 1 updates.
2138 has a bunch of USB fixes. Please give that a try.
I upgraded to 2138, as suggested. There is no longer a kernel panic, but it is still not possible to mount the memory stick. The USB subsystem keeps restarting (issuing the storage device a new device number), and continues to spawn processes trying to manage the device. Any mount attempt freezes up (process goes into "uninteruptible sleep"). I am not sure why usb-storage for this device, which seems to work fine in RH 9, is causing so much trouble in Fedora.
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