I have just got the wireless keyboard and mouse combo mentioned in the title, set it up and ... nothing. Linux does not recognize it. Looking in the /var/log/messages, I see a lot of [ 149.386325] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6 [ 149.469949] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.600844] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.728097] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7 [ 149.811719] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.942610] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 150.069866] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 8 [ 150.258930] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 8, error -110 [ 150.338920] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 9 [ 150.527982] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 9, error -110 [ 275.993109] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 10 [ 276.076735] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.207624] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.334880] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 11 [ 276.418503] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.549394] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.676650] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12 [ 276.862082] usb 2-8: device not accepting address 12, error -110 [ 276.942069] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 13 [ 277.127496] usb 2-8: device not accepting address 13, error -110 [ 373.348645] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 14 [ 373.534074] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 14, error -110 [ 373.614062] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 15 [ 373.799490] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 15, error -110 [ 373.879484] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 16 [ 373.961286] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.090359] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.217615] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 17 [ 374.299421] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.428495] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.386325] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6 [ 149.469949] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.600844] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.728097] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7 [ 149.811719] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 149.942610] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 150.069866] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 8 [ 150.258930] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 8, error -110 [ 150.338920] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 9 [ 150.527982] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 9, error -110 [ 275.993109] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 10 [ 276.076735] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.207624] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.334880] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 11 [ 276.418503] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.549394] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 276.676650] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12 [ 276.862082] usb 2-8: device not accepting address 12, error -110 [ 276.942069] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 13 [ 277.127496] usb 2-8: device not accepting address 13, error -110 [ 373.348645] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 14 [ 373.534074] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 14, error -110 [ 373.614062] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 15 [ 373.799490] usb 2-7: device not accepting address 15, error -110 [ 373.879484] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 16 [ 373.961286] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.090359] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.217615] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 17 [ 374.299421] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 [ 374.428495] usb 2-7: device descriptor read/64, error -110 Does anybody have any of the Microsoft wireless combos running under Linux? Any idea what might be wrong? The wireless receiver is plugged into a powered motherboard port, so that cannot be the cause. I have tried it on two computers. The old Toshiba laptop didn't see the device at all. Nothing in the logs. Should I take it back? florin PS: BBuy has a sale on the "Microsoft Wireless Laser Destkop 6000 - only $52 (down from $97) -- If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as lines produced but as lines spent. -- Edsger Dijkstra -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060618/0a0cb85b/attachment.pgp