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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hadmut Danisch, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been
any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an
issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development
release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in
the development release from a Terminal
(Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather
and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Please do not test the daily folder, but the one all the way at the bottom. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example:
kernel-fixed-upstream-v3.11

This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description. As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's
Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your
understanding.

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Incomplete

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/429044

Title:
  USB barcode scanner (emulating keyboard) crashes with current kernel

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I just experienced a problem that seems to be related to the kernel's
  HID driver.

  I have a USB barcode reader that I sometimes use to read the ISBN of
  books of my library. That barcode reader emulates a keyboard. If you
  scan a barcode, it just appears as if you had entered the encoded
  number on  a keyboard, so it does not require a special driver.

  I used that scanner last spring (not sure whether this was ubuntu
  08.04 or 08.10) for the last time, where it worked pretty well. Now I
  tried to use it again (checked with two ubuntu machines) but it does
  not work anymore. When plugging in, the LEDs are lit, but the beeper
  gives an unusual sound. When trying to scan, it scans once, but
  nothing appears on the console, and then the scanner is dead (until
  pulling it from USB to cut it from power supply).

  The scanner itself is ok, it still works under windows on the same
  machine, although it requires a reset to factory defaults after having
  it tried with Linux.

  I guess that the current kernel tries to perform some configuration or
  any other special things with USB keyboards, that is not compatible
  with the 'keyboard type' USB scanner.

  
  dmesg when plugging it in: 

  [34828.208582] usb 6-3: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 7
  [34828.374898] usb 6-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

  lsusb:

  Bus 006 Device 007: ID 1130:0001 Tenx Technology, Inc.

  Probably it is the bug described under
  https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/bugme-new/2009-May/021980.html

  
  regards

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