It might be worth splitting this into a separate report for the webcam? One thing that might be worth checking for the stuff that only works on some ports might be to try a powered USB hub, I can imagine that might be a problem for some hard drives that are USB powered (if they are) - but it shouldn't be for the flash drives.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => linux -- devices (cd, dvd, usb drive, webcam) failing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318905 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs