[iyonix-support] Re: USB oddity
- From: CJE Sales <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Iyonix support <iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:30:54 +0100 (BST)
On Fri 17 Jun, John Harrison wrote:
>
> (Here is something for people who worry when the list goes quiet because no
> one has any problems to discuss)
>
> Yesterday evening I switched on and discovered that the mouse didn't work.
> Then I noticed no red light underneath, so I tried the other (front)
> socket. The light came on. I plugged it back in the original socket just
> to check - no light - so back in the working socket. Except it didn't
> work. There was still a light, but it was flashing on and off (~1Hz).
>
> I tried various other devices, and ran USBInfo to see what was there. When
> I ran USBKick, things jammed up. The pointer moved, but clicking had no
> effect. Quitting USB kick (Alt-Break) cleared that effect.
>
> After a couple more tries, I started getting other errors, so I closed down
> and re-booted the machine. That seems to have restored normality, but I am
> concerned to know what went wrong. Any ideas?
It may be that for some reason the USB card and/or USB stack did not start
up quite correctly. However, as a one-off occurrence it's probably best put
down to 'one of those things'. If it becomes a regular/frequent occurrence,
then it is worth looking more closely at the issue.
Andrew
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