[ale] USB on Ubuntu server

[jwkite at gmail.com (Joshua Kite)]

Nevermind.  I left the transmitter unplugged for a day, and now the server
recognizes it.  Perhaps it's time to start looking for a replacement
transmitter.

Josh Kite

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Joshua Kite <jwkite at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have two headless Ubuntu servers at my home - a 32 bit machine that I'm
> retiring and a 64 bit machine that I am moving to.  One of the chief uses of
> the server is to play music through a wireless transmitter that is a USB
> sound card.
>
> This configuration has worked well for years.  The other day I noticed that
> MPD was no longer working, and the log file stated that the sound card could
> not be found.  I figured this meant it was time to move off the old machine
> and onto the new one, but when I plug the sound card into the new machine
> and run lsusb I see 8 usb hubs but no sound card.  When I plug the same
> sound card into my Ubuntu 64 bit desktop it is immediately recognized.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations on how to troubleshoot this?  Is it
> possible that something changed in the server version of the kernel that
> might have affected usb?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Josh Kite
>
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