hi all, i am a complete newbie in usb, so i need some help to understand whats going on. Sorry for this real huge statement, but i wanted to deliver all perhaps needed information @once. Will cut off in replies, what is not needed... ...i have a compaq proliant server, with a pci usb-hub with 2 ports. ...i have a old logitech ps/2 mouseman. ...i connect this ps/2 mouseman to a usb-converter ...i plug it into the usb-port ...and nothing happens, mouse is not moving. have perhaps to say, that between mouse and proliant there is a ps/2 kvm-swich. nevertheless, my proliant seems to recognize something, because of the following errors: [root@morpheus log]# more messages | grep usb Feb 3 18:11:22 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs Feb 3 18:11:22 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 13:16:59 Jan 7 2004 --* why??? i got on boot-time several error-messages about this module not to be loaded. also compaq uses as i read ohci instead Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: found UHCI device with no IRQ assigned. check BIOS settings! Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xd0893000, IRQ 5 Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb-ohci.c: usb-01:0d.0, OPTi Inc. 82C861 Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hiddev Feb 3 18:11:23 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hid Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=2 (error=-110) --* this is the mouse i think Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=3 (error=-110) --* this is the mouse too, i think... Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: usb.c: USB device 4 (vend/prod 0x3f0/0x1411) is not claimed by any active driver. Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbscanner Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usblp Feb 3 18:11:24 morpheus kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 0 alt 1 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x1411 Feb 3 18:11:26 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 13:16:59 Jan 7 2004 Feb 3 18:11:26 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled Feb 3 18:11:26 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: found UHCI device with no IRQ assigned. check BIOS settings! Feb 3 18:11:26 morpheus kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver ...and here some more diagnosis... ----* /sbin/lsmod: [root@morpheus log]# /sbin/lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted ppdev 7116 0 (autoclean) soundcore 6468 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 18756 1 (autoclean) lp 8580 0 (autoclean) parport 37056 1 (autoclean) [ppdev parport_pc lp] autofs 12084 0 (autoclean) (unused) tlan 32220 1 floppy 57308 0 (autoclean) sg 35436 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 17400 0 (autoclean) microcode 4188 0 (autoclean) ide-scsi 12016 0 ide-cd 34432 0 cdrom 34592 0 [sr_mod ide-cd] printer 9376 0 scanner 11544 0 keybdev 2656 0 (unused) hid 23908 0 (unused) usb-ohci 21544 0 (unused) usbcore 78752 1 [printer scanner hid usb-ohci] mousedev 5268 2 (autoclean) input 5888 0 (autoclean) [keybdev hid mousedev] ext3 71716 2 jbd 51276 2 [ext3] sym53c8xx 67536 4 sd_mod 13388 8 scsi_mod 110248 5 [sg sr_mod ide-scsi sym53c8xx sd_mod] ----* /sbin/lsusb:[root@morpheus log]# /sbin/lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03f0:1411 Hewlett-Packard ---* sorry, forgot this... /sbin/lspci [root@morpheus root]# lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 02) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR+ Latency: 64 Region 0: Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] 00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 (rev 45) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Region 0: Memory at c4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M] Region 1: Memory at c6eff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=32K] 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21150 (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64, cache line size 08 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64 I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff Memory behind bridge: c6f00000-c6ffffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-0000000000000000 BridgeCtl: Parity+ SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=220mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Bridge: PM- B3+ 00:0e.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced System Management Controller Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b0f3 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0 Region 0: I/O ports at 1800 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c6efef00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] 00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 00:14.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master]) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 Region 4: I/O ports at f100 [size=16] 00:14.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 0 Region 4: I/O ports at 1000 [size=32] 00:14.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02) Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9 01:07.0 Network controller: Compaq Computer Corporation ProLiant Integrated Netelligent 10/100 (rev 10) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64, cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at 2800 [size=16] Region 1: Memory at c6ffcdf0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] 01:09.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14) Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Embedded Ultra Wide SCSI Controller Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 255 (4250ns min, 16000ns max), cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c6ffcf00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Region 2: Memory at c6fff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] 01:09.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14) Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Embedded Ultra Wide SCSI Controller Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 255 (4250ns min, 16000ns max), cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 15 Region 0: I/O ports at 2400 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c6ffce00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Region 2: Memory at c6ffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] 01:0d.0 USB Controller: OPTi Inc. 82C861 (rev 10) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: OPTi Inc. 82C861 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+ Latency: 64, cache line size 08 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: Memory at c6ffd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] as i thought i just have the last USB Controller the OPTi....i dunno what is doing the other one...should i reconfigure my kernel and recompile? thx for any help getting my mouse working... Roger