I just tested the same device on the same machine with Linux Mint, which is based on Lucid. The device works fine. Here is the dmesg:
[ 1119.152738] usb 2-1.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
[ 1119.628177] hub 2-1:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5
[ 1120.174983] usb 2-1.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[ 1120.287754] usb 2-1.5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1120.431986] input: Novation DMS XStation as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5:1.5/input/input12
[ 1120.432164] generic-usb 0003:1235:0006.0003: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device [Novation DMS XStation] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.5/input5
Kernel: 2.6.32-21
So the device can work on the computer, but not on Ubuntu.
I just tested the same device on the same machine with Linux Mint, which is based on Lucid. The device works fine. Here is the dmesg:
[ 1119.152738] usb 2-1.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1d.0/ usb2/2- 1/2-1.5/ 2-1.5:1. 5/input/ input12 0006.0003: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device [Novation DMS XStation] on usb-0000: 00:1d.0- 1.5/input5
[ 1119.628177] hub 2-1:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 5
[ 1120.174983] usb 2-1.5: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
[ 1120.287754] usb 2-1.5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1120.431986] input: Novation DMS XStation as /devices/
[ 1120.432164] generic-usb 0003:1235:
Kernel: 2.6.32-21
So the device can work on the computer, but not on Ubuntu.