USB error messages in syslog - what do they mean?

[Chris G]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 05:04:34PM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 10/26/2009 04:30 PM, Chris G wrote:
> > I have just tried connecting my 2Wire 2700HGV router to my ubuntu 9.04
> > linux system using USB.  This produces the following in syslog:-
> > 
> >     Oct 26 23:12:34 chris kernel: [230365.857016] usb 6-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
> >     Oct 26 23:12:34 chris kernel: [230366.039734] usb 6-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.219736] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.468009] rndis_host 6-2:1.0: RNDIS_MSG_QUERY(0x00010202) failed, -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.708062] rndis_host 6-2:1.0: RNDIS_MSG_QUERY(0x01010101) failed, -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.708067] rndis_host 6-2:1.0: rndis get ethaddr, -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.709680] rndis_host: probe of 6-2:1.0 failed with error -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.709713] usbcore: registered new interface driver rndis_host
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.968010] rndis_wlan 6-2:1.0: RNDIS init failed, -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.968036] rndis_wlan: probe of 6-2:1.0 failed with error -110
> >     Oct 26 23:12:35 chris kernel: [230366.968064] usbcore: registered new interface driver rndis_wlan
> > 
> > Is this an error (as in a bug in the Linux code) or is it just that
> > the USB code in Linux doesn't know how to talk to the router?  I.e.
> > should I report a bug, or wait for updates, or what?
> > 
> 
> Have a look through:
> <http://www.google.com/search?complete=0&hl=en&q=2wire+%2B"rndis&btnG=Search>
> 
The bugs/fixes that finds seem to address an earlier error found with
2Wire products.  However it does suggest that maybe asking on the
linuxusb development list might be productive, thanks for the pointer.

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Chris Green