I just recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) and a number of my USB devices have stopped working. At least, they don't work for the first 3-5 minutes. I have two mice (one wireless, one wired) and a camera, which seem to take Ubuntu 3-5 minutes to recognize after booting up. Eventually, they do start to work, but it takes ages!

lsusb results: (when the mice are working...) $ lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c512 Logitech, Inc. LX-700 Cordless Desktop Receiver Bus 003 Device 003: ID 03f0:3f11 Hewlett-Packard PSC-1315/PSC-1317 Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c00c Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver

syslog entries for what seems (to my very untrained eye) to be the problem: Oct 12 20:12:51 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 17.420117] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:12:57 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H goa[1879]: goa-daemon version 3.4.0 starting [main.c:112, main()] Oct 12 20:13:06 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 32.636107] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:13:06 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 32.852122] usb 2-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd Oct 12 20:13:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 47.964131] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:13:37 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 63.180115] usb 2-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:13:37 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 63.396126] usb 2-3: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd Oct 12 20:13:47 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 73.804158] usb 2-3: device not accepting address 4, error -110 Oct 12 20:13:47 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 73.916190] usb 2-3: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 84.324160] usb 2-3: device not accepting address 5, error -110 Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 84.324197] hub 2-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3 Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H udev-configure-printer: failed to claim interface Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H udev-configure-printer: Failed to get parent Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3/3-3 Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H udev-configure-printer: MFG:hp MDL:psc 1310 series SERN:CN47CB60BJO2 serial:CN47CB60BJO2 Oct 12 20:13:58 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 84.768132] usb 5-3: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:14:01 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H udev-configure-printer: no corresponding CUPS device found Oct 12 20:14:13 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 99.904185] usb 5-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:14:29 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 115.144188] usb 5-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:14:29 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 115.384178] usb 5-3: new full-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:14:44 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 130.520196] usb 5-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:14:59 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 145.760179] usb 5-3: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Oct 12 20:14:59 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 146.000173] usb 5-3: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:15:10 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 156.408168] usb 5-3: device not accepting address 4, error -110 Oct 12 20:15:10 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 156.544188] usb 5-3: new full-speed USB device number 5 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:15:20 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 166.952181] usb 5-3: device not accepting address 5, error -110 Oct 12 20:15:20 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 166.952215] hub 5-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3 Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.216164] usb 6-2: new low-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 2: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-2" Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 2 was not an MTP device Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.396138] input: Logitech USB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-2/6-2:1.0/input/input16 Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.396442] generic-usb 0003:046D:C00C.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.1-2/input0 Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.660187] usb 6-3: new full-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-3" Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 3 was not an MTP device Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.859045] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0006: hiddev0,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:13.1-3/input2 Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.865086] input: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400a as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-3/6-3:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0006/input/input17 Oct 12 20:15:21 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H kernel: [ 167.865291] logitech-djdevice 0003:046D:C52B.0007: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:400a] on usb-0000:00:13.1-3:1 Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 139: unable get_string_descriptor -1: Operation not permitted Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 2040: invalid product id string ret=-1 Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 139: unable get_string_descriptor -1: Operation not permitted Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 2045: invalid serial id string ret=-1 Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 139: unable get_string_descriptor -1: Operation not permitted Oct 12 20:15:24 REMOVED-GA-MA785GM-US2H colord: io/hpmud/musb.c 2050: invalid manufacturer string ret=-1