I can't get my USB devices to work

24 Jun 2005

      I just upgraded from 9.0 to 9.2, hoping that my USB problems would be 
solved this way.

I get exactly the same results.  Whether for my SanDisk Cruzer 512 or my 
Palm Zire 31, when I plug the device in, I get no response on my 
desktop, and /var/log/messages says

Jun 23 20:07:20 linux kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using 
address2
Jun 23 20:07:20 linux kernel: usb 2-2: device not accepting address 2, 
error -71

several times.  I can't find anything about this in the manuals or 
HOWTO's. 

(Actually, my Logitech trackball just plugged in and went.  But it did 
that in 9.0 and Mandrake, too).

How can I get past this, so I can start trouble shooting the things the 
manuals talk about?

John Perry