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    USB Not Working in Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by mfmbcpman, Oct 26, 2008.

  1. mfmbcpman

    mfmbcpman Notebook Consultant

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    I have Ubuntu 8.04 on my laptop and USB was working for a while. But now I can't get my mouse and external drive to work in any of the ports?
     
    mfmbcpman, Oct 26, 2008
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    Ethyriel Notebook Deity

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    sudo modprobe ehci_hcd
    sudo modprobe uhci_hcd

    Do they work in the live CD? If so, try comparing the loaded modules.

    Also, give us the results of 'lspci'

    Oh, those ehci and uhci modules, thats for 2.6.27, and I'm getting the feeling they've changed at some recent point. If that's not it, try a 'locate ehci | grep .ko' to get the right module name. Do the same with uhci.
     
    Ethyriel, Oct 26, 2008
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