[SOLVED] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?

mshlinux · 05-06-2018, 04:15 AM

My laptop is Dell Inspiron 3443. I am getting message that

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usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?

in boot screen and dmesg. I change Linux distribution from Arch to Debian and test with Fedora 28 live CD. In All distributions, I get the same message. All usb ports, cdrom, keyboard, touchpad and webcom are working. But sd card is not detected, I'm not sure it is because of sd card holder or sd card adapter (SD card and its adepter is old but work on other laptop). I am trying to find which device is "usb 1-1-port8:". I have these command outputs:

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msh@debianDellmsh:~$ lsusb -t
/: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/11p, 480M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
|__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M
|__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=, 12M
|__ Port 6: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=, 12M
|__ Port 7: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
msh@debianDellmsh:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04f3:2020 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:0036 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:6a04 Microdia
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8001 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
msh@debianDellmsh:~$ sudo dmesg | grep "usb 1-1-port8"
[ 2.997415] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3.941493] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 3.941609] usb 1-1-port8: attempt power cycle
[ 5.113600] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 5.481514] usb 1-1-port8: unable to enumerate USB device
[ 7.917842] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 7.917969] usb 1-1-port8: attempt power cycle
[ 22.643269] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 23.587359] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 23.587531] usb 1-1-port8: attempt power cycle
[ 24.755803] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 25.607892] usb 1-1-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
[ 25.608198] usb 1-1-port8: unable to enumerate USB device

I don't see port 8 in

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$ lsusb -t

output.
And I also don't see any hints for microsd in

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$ lsusb

output.

How can I find out "usb 1-1-port8" is what device on my laptop.
Is it possible sdcard device? If it so, how can I fix it?
Please help. Thanks in advance.

_roman_ · 05-06-2018, 04:45 AM

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in boot screen and dmesg. I change Linux distribution from Arch to Debian and test with Fedora 28 live CD. In All distributions, I get the same message. All usb ports, cdrom, keyboard, touchpad and webcom are working. But sd card is not detected, I'm not sure it is because of sd card holder or sd card adapter (SD card and its adepter is old but work on other laptop). I am trying to find which device is "usb 1-1-port8:". I have these command outputs:

that does not change the fact that you should build your own kernel.

I always had issues with binary distros and their unsuitable kernel.
Regardless of which binary distro i used, something sometimes did not work

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But sd card is not detected, I

Well i am a notebook nerd.
Many sd card readers (which you should name it please!!) are sometimes usb connected

and do not be like stupid samsung to claim it is a sd card.

in my point of view sd card is a formfactor
there are different electrical "sd-cards", which can be distinguisted by the name and the card size sometimes

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https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/d...-compatibility

so which one do you have?

if it is a sd card it works on any hardware, if it is something newer it won'T on older hardware. it is not down compatible electrically

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also did you clean your hardware? repaste thermal paste? refitted any cable?

and dell is not quality, so expect issues on the hardware, because of poor quality

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lshw is a decent tool when you want to know more.

mshlinux · 05-08-2018, 12:36 AM

Thanks and sorry for late response.

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that does not change the fact that you should build your own kernel.

I always had issues with binary distros and their unsuitable kernel.
Regardless of which binary distro i used, something sometimes did not work

Yes, I agree. I used Gentoo for a while last year but I am using Debian now because I don't want to compile everything.

My laptop's problem was, yes, SD Card reader. I opened the back cover and removed it. Now everything is fine but the laptop has no SD Card reader and usb 3.0 port any more. It's fine for me.