Bug 7113 - USB Mass storage devices are detected and then die
Summary: USB Mass storage devices are detected and then die
Status: REJECTED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Drivers
Classification: Unclassified
Component: USB (show other bugs)
Hardware: i386 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Alan Stern
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Depends on:
Blocks: USB
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Reported: 2006-09-05 20:13 UTC by Brad
Modified: 2006-09-09 05:37 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Kernel Version: Linux 2.6.17.11
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Description Brad 2006-09-05 20:13:43 UTC
Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:
unknown

Distribution:
Fedora core 5

Hardware Environment:
FIC-AZ11EA MOBO, 512MB RAM, IDE, 1.0Ghz athlon, 2 ethernet cards, 1 prism2 card,
one PCI Video card. Is a Via 686 chipset.

Software Environment:
Fedora core 5 with lots of things installed. 

Problem Description:
USB Storage devices are initially detected, but then go away with lots of kernel
errors. Not sure when started, possibly about 6 months ago. Unsure Kernel
version then. 

Sample syslog snippet (this is only a snippet of the most significant lines): 
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: queuecommand called
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: *** thread awakened.
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: Command READ_10 (10 bytes)
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage:  28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: Bulk Command S 0x43425355 T 0x2f L 40
96 F 128 Trg 0 LUN 0 CL 10
Sep  5 22:53:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: usb_stor_bulk_transfer_buf: xfer 31 b
ytes
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: command_abort called
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: usb_stor_stop_transport called
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: -- cancelling URB
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: Status code -104; transferred 0/31
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: -- transfer cancelled
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: Bulk command transfer result=4
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb-storage: -- command was aborted
Sep  5 22:54:20 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hc
d and address 3
Sep  5 22:54:21 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: usb-storage timed out on ep0in len=0/64
Sep  5 22:54:23 k1gto last message repeated 2 times
Sep  5 22:54:23 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: device descriptor read/64, error -110
Sep  5 22:54:28 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: usb-storage timed out on ep0in len=0/64
Sep  5 22:54:38 k1gto last message repeated 2 times
Sep  5 22:54:39 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: device descriptor read/64, error -110
Sep  5 22:54:39 k1gto kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt 0004
Sep  5 22:54:39 k1gto kernel: usb 2-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hc
d and address 3


Steps to reproduce:
Plug in a USB mass storage device, watch the syslog go nuts. 
booting with acpi=noirq had no affect
Comment 1 Alan Stern 2006-09-06 07:05:30 UTC
It's possible that the problem lies in your USB device or in your computer's USB
controller.  The log messages make it look like a problem in the device, but
they could be deceptive.

Once the mass-storage device disconnects, what happens if you rmmod uhci-hcd and
then modprobe it back?
Comment 2 Anonymous Emailer 2006-09-06 16:07:19 UTC
Reply-To: brad@k1gto.com


I don't think it's device specific. I've tried two different USB memory
drives, and an external IDE enclosure. These devices all work fine on my
other computer in windows. 

Here is a snippet from my syslog as I unplugged both devices, rmmod,
modprobe, then plugged just the 256MB thumb-drive back in. 
http://old.k1gto.com/wiki/index.php/Kernel_toubleshooting


I tried to do some troubleshooting by loading old kernels (2.6.0, 2.6.5,
2.6.10), but the old kernels won't compile so I've abandoned that idea. I
would have to "downgrade" GCC and some other stuff by the looks of it. 



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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:14 AM
To: brad7@k1gto.com
Subject: [Bug 7113] USB Mass storage devices are detected and then die

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7113

stern@rowland.harvard.edu changed:

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------- Additional Comments From stern@rowland.harvard.edu  2006-09-06 07:05
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It's possible that the problem lies in your USB device or in your computer's
USB
controller.  The log messages make it look like a problem in the device, but
they could be deceptive.

Once the mass-storage device disconnects, what happens if you rmmod uhci-hcd
and
then modprobe it back?

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You reported the bug, or are watching the reporter.


Comment 3 Alan Stern 2006-09-07 06:59:54 UTC
Please don't include the original message text when replying by email.  It just
clutters up the bug report.

It's possible that the problem lies elsewhere in your computer, such as in the
interrupt controller.  Here's how you can get more information.  First, make
sure that CONFIG_USB_DEBUG and CONFIG_DEBUG_FS are both set in your kernel. 
Next, after the problem occurs type:

   mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug
   rmmod uhci-hcd
   modprobe uhci-hcd debug=2

Plug in the thumb-drive and then -- here the timing is important -- while the
system is trying and failing to initialize the thumb-drive, make a copy of

   /sys/kernel/debug/uhci/0000:00:07.3

(the last part of the path is the PCI address of the controller into which you
plug the drive).  Maybe even make several copies while the initialization is
going on, just to be sure nothing gets missed.

It also would be a good idea to make copies of /proc/interrupts before and after
plugging in the thumb-drive, to see if the interrupt count goes up.
Comment 4 Anonymous Emailer 2006-09-07 17:51:27 UTC
Reply-To: brad@k1gto.com


Lots of debug detail this time. Nothing jumped out at me as obviously wrong,
but then again I don't really understand all the low-level messages. I
organized all the information in my wiki at the following URL: 
http://old.k1gto.com/wiki/index.php/Info_for_kernel_bug

It includes the /proc/interrupts before and after, syslog output, and the
debugfs file. Note that I wrote a script to grab the contents of the debugfs
file any time it changed and piped it to stdout. You'll see what I mean when
you click the link - it should be pretty straight forward. 





Comment 5 Alan Stern 2006-09-08 09:20:10 UTC
The UHCI debugging output indicates that the USB controller is broken.  There's
no way to know whether it's actually sending any data over the USB bus, but it
definitely is not updating the data in the computer's memory.  Apparently it's
not a permanent problem; the controller starts out working after a power reset
and then stops.

By the way, this doesn't mean the EHCI controller is also broken.  It could be
that if you plugged in a high-speed USB device, it would work just fine.

Do the other USB ports behave the same way?  If they do, your only option is to
buy an add-on PCI USB card.
Comment 6 Brad 2006-09-09 05:37:41 UTC
Connected PCI USB card, connected thumb drive to it, mounted thumb drive,
performed tests, all tests passed without incident - Problem is with onboard USB
hardware as stated by Alan. No bug. I'm closing call with resolution of "invalid".


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