[powerstation-owners] Alignment Exception w/NetXen adapter installed

[Adrian Reber]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 02:24:04PM -0500, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> >>> the alignment exception hit, it seems 3/4 of my usb ports don't work 
> >>> now... Does that sound at all familiar? :\
> >>>
> >> I also ran into this alignment exception problem (with a PCIe x1 card). 
> >> I removed the card and am now waiting for the patched firmware. The USB 
> >> still works fine when the card is removed. Are you trying some USB 2.0 
> >> only device? The PowerStation USB ports are v1.1 only.
> > 
> > Just trying to plug in a usb keyboard and mouse. Only one port out of 
> > four is actually functional right now. Doesn't matter when I plug 
> > devices in either, its like they're simply dead -- device doesn't get 
> > power, doesn't register in either the firmware or once up and running a 
> > kernel.
> 
> Completely powering off the box and disconnecting power for a bit, then 
> plugging it back in got all the usb ports working again. This is... a 
> bit frail... :) (At least its a pretty fast box though).

I can confirm the USB problems you are seeing. If the ports are unhappy
the only way to make them work again is to completely power off the box.
We never found the reason for this behaviour.

		Adrian