How to avoid "hub_port_status failed"error messages?

Asked Jan 16 '15 at 16:09

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On startup and on closing Ubuntu (14.04 LTS) displays many lines like

[ 14.212517] hub 1-8:1.0: hub_port_status failed (err = -71)

Then the computer seems to work ok, although there seems to be some HD activity all the time. The file(s) dmesg.log are flooded with the above lines. I suspect there is some kind of an USB conflict. It is on a 10 years old desktop with dual boot to Windows XP. What should I do, where should I look?

edited Jan 16 '15 at 17:14

Jens Erat

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asked Jan 16 '15 at 16:09

Kevas Land

I googled around for a minute and I found a couple of cases where shutting down the computer and disconnecting the power for a while helped avoiding USB-related errors and delays. – Jos Jan 16 '15 at 16:17
Your hardware is failing! Start saving money for a new computer and read the following Q&A: What's a good back-up strategy for 1 PC – Fabby Jan 17 '15 at 22:05
@Fabby That's all great, but could you give us a reason as to what is happening and a source as to why one should believe your statement? – Peter Raeves May 25 '15 at 22:20
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@PeterRaeves I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is either a hardware or a firmware issue. Both are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. – Fabby May 28 '15 at 07:31
@Fabby Then why didn't I have this problem before the update? – Peter Raeves May 28 '15 at 10:57
@PeterRaeves: post a new question, link to this one and give more information like your hardware. With the information we've got here, there's not much we can do. – Fabby May 28 '15 at 13:25
@Fabby Here you go. I'm not completely sure what specific hardware I should specify though. – Peter Raeves May 28 '15 at 13:30
@Fabby i am the OP of that question... Also I don't see what the point is referring to this question as it will be closed soon anyway? – Peter Raeves May 28 '15 at 14:20
Sorry! Dumb comment deleted... – Fabby May 28 '15 at 14:44

How to avoid "hub_port_status failed"error messages?

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