Catimimi
Your problem could be a USB hub problem, I've got such a problem in the past with a hub which was not really USB 2.0 compatible.
The manufacturer claims it has "Eight USB 2.0 EHCI ports". The motherboard is Thunder K8WE (S2895), http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we_spec.html . I've downloaded Linux drivers from ftp://ftp.tyan.com/drivers_linux/nVidia_chipset/ but they are for network and audio only. For USB, the Release Notes say: Q: Does NVIDIA supply a Linux driver for the USB and USB2.0 devices? A: The USB and USB2.0 devices use the industry standard OHCI and EHCI interfaces, and will work with the standard Linux USB drivers. Apparently, the standard Linux USB drivers do not work with Tyan S2895 in my case. -- A.M. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com