USB interface stopped working after update

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 2012-09-26 at 11:48 -0700, Bruno Tucunduva Ruviaro wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I didn't use synaptic, but I copy below the contents of history.log from /var/log/apt/ 
> The interface was working fine until 2012-09-24. After those updates it stopped working.
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Bruno
> 
> - - -
> 
> Contents of history.log:
> 
> Start-Date: 2012-09-20  14:18:37
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.115'
> Install: libframe6:i386 (2.2.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), libgeis1:i386 (2.2.9.2-0ubuntu1), libgrail5:i386 (3.0.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.01, automatic)
> Upgrade: gir1.2-totem-1.0:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), bind9-host:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), dnsutils:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), libart-2.0-2:i386 (2.3.21-1, 2.3.21-1ubuntu0.1), totem-plugins:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), evince-common:i386 (3.4.0-0ubuntu1.3, 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4), libdns81:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), totem-common:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), libtotem0:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), apport:i386 (2.0.1-0ubuntu12, 2.0.1-0ubuntu13), python3.2:i386 (3.2.3-0ubuntu3, 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.1), libisccc80:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), isc-dhcp-client:i386 (4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.2, 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.5), libgrip0:i386 (0.3.4-0ubuntu2~ubuntu12.04.1, 0.3.5-0ubuntu1~12.04.1), firefox-globalmenu:i386 (15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), firefox:i386 (15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), liblwres80:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), libevince3-3:i386 (3.4.0-0ubuntu1.3, 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4), libpython3.2:i386 (3.2.3-0ubuntu3, 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.1), libbind9-80:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), firefox-gnome-support:i386 (15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), python-problem-report:i386 (2.0.1-0ubuntu12, 2.0.1-0ubuntu13), evince:i386 (3.4.0-0ubuntu1.3, 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4), isc-dhcp-common:i386 (4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.2, 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.5), gimp:i386 (2.6.12-1ubuntu1, 2.6.12-1ubuntu1.1), libgimp2.0:i386 (2.6.12-1ubuntu1, 2.6.12-1ubuntu1.1), libisccfg82:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), firefox-locale-en:i386 (15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), gpgv:i386 (1.4.11-3ubuntu2, 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.1), python3.2-minimal:i386 (3.2.3-0ubuntu3, 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.1), resolvconf:i386 (1.63ubuntu15, 1.63ubuntu16), python-apport:i386 (2.0.1-0ubuntu12, 2.0.1-0ubuntu13), libisc83:i386 (9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2, 9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3), totem:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:i386 (1.6.2-1ubuntu1~precise1, 1.6.2-1ubuntu1~precise2), gimp-data:i386 (2.6.12-1ubuntu1, 2.6.12-1ubuntu1.1), apport-gtk:i386 (2.0.1-0ubuntu12, 2.0.1-0ubuntu13), totem-mozilla:i386 (3.0.1-0ubuntu21, 3.0.1-0ubuntu21.1), gnupg:i386 (1.4.11-3ubuntu2, 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.1)
> End-Date: 2012-09-20  14:20:51
> 
> Start-Date: 2012-09-20  14:23:42
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.115'
> Upgrade: libgnomevfs2-0:i386 (2.24.4-1ubuntu2, 2.24.4-1ubuntu2.1), libdbus-1-3:i386 (1.4.18-1ubuntu1, 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1), dbus:i386 (1.4.18-1ubuntu1, 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1), libgnomevfs2-extra:i386 (2.24.4-1ubuntu2, 2.24.4-1ubuntu2.1), tzdata:i386 (2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04, 2012e-0ubuntu0.12.04.1), dbus-x11:i386 (1.4.18-1ubuntu1, 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.1), libgnomevfs2-common:i386 (2.24.4-1ubuntu2, 2.24.4-1ubuntu2.1)
> End-Date: 2012-09-20  14:24:03
> 
> Start-Date: 2012-09-24  16:52:42
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.62'
> Upgrade: libgs9-common:i386 (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1, 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2), ghostscript-x:i386 (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1, 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2), linux-libc-dev:i386 (3.2.0-30.48, 3.2.0-31.50), software-center:i386 (5.2.5, 5.2.6), libgs9:i386 (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1, 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2), ghostscript:i386 (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1, 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2), ghostscript-cups:i386 (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.1, 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.2)
> End-Date: 2012-09-24  16:54:30
> 
> Start-Date: 2012-09-25  09:19:10
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.45'
> Upgrade: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3), apt-transport-https:i386 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3), xserver-common:i386 (1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7, 1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8), xserver-xorg-core:i386 (1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7, 1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8), apt-utils:i386 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3), apt:i386 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3), libapt-inst1.4:i386 (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.3)
> End-Date: 2012-09-25  09:19:40
> 
> Start-Date: 2012-09-25  14:26:56
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.55'
> Install: chromium-browser-l10n:i386 (20.0.1132.47~r144678-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), chromium-codecs-ffmpeg:i386 (20.0.1132.47~r144678-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, automatic), chromium-browser:i386 (20.0.1132.47~r144678-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
> End-Date: 2012-09-25  14:27:24

At the moment I can't see a package that could be related to your
problem. I'm short in time, perhaps I missed some packages. I'll take a
look at it again ASAP.
Does anybody see something that could cause the issue?

Regards,
Ralf