On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 08:38:25AM +0100, Jonas Baggett wrote: > > Sometimes when I connect a USB stick, I got a black screen or a blinking > screen a little like with a TV when the reception is bad. > When the screen is blinking, I found that I was still able to switch to > virtual terminal and here also the screen is blinking. > It is also still possible to reboot with the magic keys. > Here is what I found in /var/log/messages : > > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.407370] usb 2-1.3: new high speed > USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475290] ata2.00: exception Emask > 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x40d0002 action 0xe frozen > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475293] ata2.00: ST_FIRST: > !(DRQ|ERR|DF) > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475297] ata2.00: SError: { > RecovComm PHYRdyChg CommWake 10B8B DevExch } > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475300] sr 1:0:0:0: CDB: Test > Unit Ready: 00 00 00 00 00 00 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475309] ata2.00: cmd > a0/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475310] res > 00/01:01:01:14:eb/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x12 (ATA bus error) > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.475325] ata2.00: hard resetting > link > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501834] usb 2-1.3: New USB device > found, idVendor=0951, idProduct=1607 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501837] usb 2-1.3: New USB device > strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501839] usb 2-1.3: Product: > DataTraveler 2.0 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501841] usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: > Kingston > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501842] usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: > 0013729945E6A9C0A6C6030B > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.501921] usb 2-1.3: configuration > #1 chosen from 1 choice > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.502279] scsi5 : SCSI emulation > for USB Mass Storage devices > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.502410] usb-storage: device found > at 4 > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19027.502412] usb-storage: waiting for > device to settle before scanning > Mar 8 13:47:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19028.197857] ata2.01: hard resetting > link > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.224162] ata2.01: failed to resume > link (SControl 0) > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.379943] ata2.00: SATA link up 1.5 > Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.379969] ata2.01: SATA link down > (SStatus 0 SControl 0) > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.379983] ata2.01: link offline, > clearing class 3 to NONE > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.404140] ata2.00: configured for > UDMA/100 > Mar 8 13:47:55 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19029.404693] ata2: EH complete > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.490715] usb-storage: device scan > complete > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.491302] scsi 5:0:0:0: > Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8.20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.491690] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi > generic sg2 type 0 > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.492547] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 7825408 > 512-byte logical blocks: (4.00 GB/3.73 GiB) > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.493403] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write > Protect is off > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.493406] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode > Sense: 23 00 00 00 > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.493407] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] > Assuming drive cache: write through > Mar 8 13:47:58 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.495732] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] > Assuming drive cache: write through > Mar 8 13:47:59 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19032.495735] sdb: sdb1 > Mar 8 13:47:59 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19033.582612] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] > Assuming drive cache: write through > Mar 8 13:47:59 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19033.582615] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] > Attached SCSI removable disk > Mar 8 13:47:59 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19034.053114] FAT: utf8 is not a > recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive! > Mar 8 13:48:05 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19039.730382] usb 2-1.3: USB > disconnect, address 4 > Mar 8 13:48:09 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: client 1361[0:0] has disconnected > Mar 8 13:48:13 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: client connected from 1361[0:0] > Mar 8 13:48:13 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: 1 client rule loaded > Mar 8 13:48:24 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: client 1361[0:0] has disconnected > Mar 8 13:48:34 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: client connected from 1361[0:0] > Mar 8 13:48:34 EIFRWSE00160 acpid: 1 client rule loaded > Mar 8 13:48:50 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19084.296554] SysRq : Keyboard mode set > to system default > Mar 8 13:48:50 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19085.079110] SysRq : Emergency Sync > Mar 8 13:48:50 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19085.079385] Emergency Sync complete > Mar 8 13:48:51 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19085.638142] SysRq : This sysrq > operation is disabled. > Mar 8 13:48:52 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19086.372875] SysRq : This sysrq > operation is disabled. > Mar 8 13:48:53 EIFRWSE00160 kernel: [19087.187472] SysRq : Emergency Remount > R/O > > > regards > Jonas
please use reportbug and follow up with it so that relevant info gets collected automaticaly: reportbug -N 617639 also try linux image 2.6.32-31 from stable proposed updates. thank you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org