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[Alan Jenkins <alan.christopher.jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting tags.

Which upstream needs testing exactly?  Do you want the latest mainline
kernel tested with CONFIG_USB_LIBUSUAL and MODULES=dep in
initramfs.conf?  That would be very easy for me to do (on kubuntu
12.04).

That said it looks like libusual was removed in v3.7.  At least
usb/storage/libusual.c was.  I have a suspicion the only reason for it,
"Low Performance USB Block driver" as above, was removed at some point.

I guess you're also calling the BIOS "outdated".  It was upgraded at the
time of purchase, which was indeed 2012-10.  In case you're tempted to
ask (?!), I'm not going to update it.

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Title:
  usb-storage devices don't work, unless plugged in *after* booting -
  happens when setting MODULES=dep in initramfs.conf

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hopefully I have time to root-cause this.

  We have two Kubuntu 12.04 LTS machines.  One of them has a USB card
  reader, which we want to leave permanently attached.  We use it to
  upload photos to Digikam several times a month.

  Recently we noticed the card reader not working.  It showed up in
  lsusb, BUT "ls /dev/sd*" showed only one device (the internal hard
  drive).  Unplugging the entire card reader and plugging it back in
  again fixes it.

  Today, I confirmed that "modprobe usb-storage" fixed it without re-
  plugging the cardreader.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-31-generic 3.2.0-31.50
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
     Subdevices: 2/2
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
     Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  alan       2413 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7c10000 irq 46'
     Mixer name	: 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:11060397,10438415,00100000 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000'
     Controls      : 48
     Simple ctrls  : 23
  Date: Sat Oct  6 12:27:35 2012
  IwConfig:
   lo        no wireless extensions.
   
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic root=UUID=a6efc5b5-c8c5-4ae1-9970-61943a7f9396 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-31-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-31-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.79.1
  RfKill:
   
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: mei
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/24/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0703
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P8B75-M LE
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0703:bd08/24/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8B75-MLE:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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