BTW, The H55 chipset offers up to 12 high speed USB ports ( http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/h55/h55-overview.htm) so it doesn't look like there is an additional USB hub. Thanks for the advice with the colorimeter. Jordi. 2011/4/13 Graeme Gill <graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Jordi Puigsegur Figueras wrote: > >> I've tried with all of USB ports (there are eight) and it is the same >> with all. >> > > That's bad luck. The problem is that without a bus analyser it's hard > to know exactly what is going on, and mine is still in bits: > < > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bushing/openvizsla-open-source-usb-protocol-analyzer/posts > > > > There is something peculiar about the Linux USB drivers, since this > problem only occurs on Linux, and has got worse with latter releases. > An earlier kernel happily runs through a hub. If and when I have > an analyser to use, I'll see if I can figure out what's going on, > and feed it back to the Linux USB people. > > > I understand that this is a problem specific of the Spyder. Since I just >> borrowed it from a friend, when time comes I'll buy some other hardware >> that is really "open source friendly". >> > > Unfortunately there aren't too many choices. X-Rite/Pantone is > about it in terms of affordable ones. You could look at a Huey, > ColorMunki Create, or Eye One Display 2 (I'm not sure that the > Eye One Display LT is available any more). > > Graeme Gill. > >