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mgushee

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From: Englewood, CO, USA

Registered: 2004-11-28

Posts: 59

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USB audio device no longer working w/ new kernel

Hi, all--

I have a Creative SoundBlaster Live! 24 external USB audio box which I have been using for probably 3 years--with Arch Linux and without any significant trouble. Suddenly, after a full system upgrade (so that I am now running the 2.6.27-ARCH kernel), it is not working. Alsamixer doesn't detect it, and the power LED on the box is dark (it draws power through the USB connection).

So far, the only relevant info I have found is in /var/log/messages. For USB connections I primarily use an add-on USB card plugged into a PCI socket (it's an Adaptec USB 2.0 card ... I can find more specifics if needed). That card has 2 ports, and I usually have the USB audio box and an external hub plugged into it. I currently have a printer plugged into the external hub. The hub and the printer were successfully detected at the last bootup, but

   Oct 18 13:13:46 $MYHOSTNAME usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
   Oct 18 13:13:46 $MYHOSTNAME usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice 
   Oct 18 13:13:46 $MYHOSTNAME snd-usb-audio: probe of 1-2:1.0 failed with error -5

[of course, the actual hostname appears in the messages where I put $MYHOSTNAME]

Anybody have an idea what might be going on?

Thanks in advance for any clues.

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Matt Gushee
Englewood, CO, USA

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

Posts: 5,000

Re: USB audio device no longer working w/ new kernel

Check the archlinux news item which calls for an entry in kernel commandline .................

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