Bug#455899: USB IDs for buggy Pegasus chips

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 02:45:11PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> It seems that ADMtek ADM8515 chips report broken USB IDs under certain
> conditions.  When I plug my usb-ethernet adaptor before the computer is
> powered on, it often reports a broken ID; at which point unplugging/replugging
> would solve it.
> 
> I reproduced this on two different computers, although a third test on my
> laptop didn't reveal the same problem.
> 
> In all my tests, it reported either ID fe4c:4784 or fe4c:4704; adding these
> IDs to the list is working for me.
> 
> Attached patch was sent upstream already.  The maintainer of the pegasus
> driver seems to be ok with it (I expect it'll be merged with 2.6.25).

Damn, now the device came up with a new ID.  It doesn't look stable to me..

Please, put this on hold.  If you don't mind, I'd like to keep the bug open,
just in case a solution is found.

-- 
Robert Millan

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