strange USB issue

[Frans Ketelaars]

On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:35:31 -0500, Jack Wallen wrote:

> On 01/14/2013 04:07 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>> On 14 January 2013 21:04, jack wallen <jlwallen at monkeypantz.net> wrote:
>>>> On 14 January 2013 18:12, jack wallen <jlwallen at monkeypantz.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo Ideacenter with an i5 3rd
>>>>> gen CPU. The machine has four 2.0 USB and two 3.0 USB.
>>>>>
>>>>> I record a podcast using Audacity. I've noticed, since the
>>>>> installation, while recording, the recording will stop. I then have
>>>>> to manually stop the
>>>>> recording and start again.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did a tail -f /var/log/syslog to find a bunch of urb err -27
>>>>> lines. I've
>>>>> tried to search for what this error points out, but cannot find what
>>>>> error
>>>>> -27 is. Does anyone here know?
>>>> Is that literally all the error says?  Does it not at least tell you
>>>> which device is generating the error?
>>> that is it. it does mention that it is a kernel error, but does not
>>> clue me in on a device.
>> Can you copy and paste a bit of the log please?  Give a few lines
>> before the error also.
>>
>> Colin
>>
> Finally got home to copy the error directly from syslog:
> 
> Jan 14 12:34:22 jack-Lenovo kernel: [98763.338906] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:34:22 jack-Lenovo kernel: [98763.338910] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340111] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340118] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340122] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340125] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340129] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340133] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340136] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)
> Jan 14 12:42:46 jack-Lenovo kernel: [99267.340140] cannot submit urb
> (err = -27)

http://www.google.nl/search?q=%22cannot+submit+urb+%28err+%3D+-27%29%22
suggest it's a problem with ALSA .

Good luck!

    -Frans