Kernel used in Ubuntu 10.10 does not recognize external USB storage devices, both installation CDs and installed system.
Previous versions (9.10 and 10.04) worked perfectly.
Hardware: Sony VAIO P39VRL
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.34
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: sergey 1396 F.... xfce4-volumed
sergey 1410 F.... pulseaudio
sergey 1441 F.... xfce4-mixer-plu
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'MID'/'HDA Intel MID at 0x942c0000 irq 19'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC262'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0262,104d3000,00100302'
Controls : 12
Simple ctrls : 8
Date: Sat Oct 16 10:00:02 2010
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-P39VRL_N
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=06cf2416-86e0-4aa9-a035-6940850ac0c7 ro mem=1920mb quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: R4040U3
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR4040U3:bd12/17/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-P39VRL_N:pvrC602LQSE:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-P39VRL_N
dmi.product.version: C602LQSE
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
Last tested working kernel: 2.6.32-25
Just to clarify symptoms: external USB storage devices are not recognized, i.e. no entries for them appear in /dev.