2012-01-13, 12:44
CheckeredFlag Wrote:Seems that I only have trouble after I power down - a reboot seems ok. It's interesting that lsusb sees the device, but it's not active. It has a tiny blue led that is normally lit when active, but doesn't light till I unplug it and plug it back in after powering up. The led is actually pretty nice because I can tell at a glance whether it's active, yet it's dim enough not to be obnoxious.
After some googling, I've tried using usb_modeswitch to reset it, but it gets an error because the dongle doesn't respond. It appears to reset it fine after it's active though. It's not that big a deal - I can live with it. It should only be a problem after a power failure.
Sorry not followed the details of this but is it a software issue or a hardware issue? If it is the latter then it could be worth trying another dongle. I use the ultra cheap ones from 7dayshop here in the UK and also fleabay. Never had any problems and usually just grab one that is kicking around to put into a system
Martin