[ale] How easy using a USB CellModem has become.

[Jim Lynch]

Michael B. Trausch wrote:

>On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 15:53 -0400, Jim Lynch wrote:
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>>[  638.343090] airprime ttyUSB0: airprime_open - failed submitting
>>read 
>>urb 0 for port 0, error -8
>>[  668.328295] airprime ttyUSB0: airprime_open - failed submitting
>>read 
>>urb 0 for port 0, error -8
>>[  698.313832] airprime ttyUSB0: airprime_open - failed submitting
>>read 
>>urb 0 for port 0, error -8
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>I have seen strange and unexplainable errors connecting USB devices to
>computers and using them when the shielding on the wire is broken,
>weakened, or otherwise nonexistent.  I have seen it manifest as errors
>with devices (cell phones, printers, external HDs) not accepting a
>device ID number, or reporting strange I/O errors when attempting to
>actually use the devices after they appear on the USB bus.
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>Have you tried multiple cables to rule this out?  Also, some broken
>cables will work with some devices but not others (say, USB 1.1 devices,
>but not USB 2.0 devices, or a cell phone will work with a wire and a
>printer won't).  It can be very frustrating.
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>	--- Mike
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Cables?  This is a pcmcia card and works just fine on XP unfortunately.

Jim.