USB hubs causing kernel panic/crash ?

Sorry I took so long to answer....

It IS a powered hub.

However, I wasn't supplying power to it since I didn't have any devices requiring power... like ipods, etc.

So, if I plug it in, will it prevent crashes?

What's odd is that the internal PCI-e slot USB expander hub caused kernel panics far more than the external hub does. I had to remove the card to stop it. Maybe I did something wrong there as well.

I would be very grateful for any and all comments.

Thanks,

Cool Hand

Any answers from our participants?

I'm pretty desperate.

I have not tried it yet.

that's next on my list.

I will do it and let you know what happens in the next 24 hours.

Why would an internal USB hub, with nothing plugged into it, cause constant kernel panics?

I wish I could use an internal device rather than external.

OK.

I reconnected the external USB hub, powering it with the power supply.

I have everything running through the hub.... keyboard, scanner, 2 printers.

I've run it for 5 hours this afternoon.... with no problem.

More tomorrow.

So far so good !!!

If this continues I will post the hub information to share it with everyone!

Thanks,

Klaus !!!

UPDATE . . .

I have now run the external hub for 6 hours today after 4 hours yesterday.

NO crashes or kernel panics...

NONE.

It is plugged into the power supply that came with it.

Oddly, when it previously crashed, there were no power hungry devices connected to it.

They were all 100volt items or the keyboard/mouse.

More as it develops.

OK.

Here's my final update...

I've run the external USB hub with the power supply PLUGGED IN for A WEEK of 8 hour a day use....

and NO CRASHES.

THANK YOU KLAUS !!!

(before this I ran it without external power and it crashed almost daily...)

Here's the product I'm using...

It is a TRIPP-LITE 7 PORT EXTERNAL USB HUB.

You MUST use it with the power supply plugged in.

Again,

THANK YOU KLAUS !!!

THANK YOU KLAUS !!!

Regards,

Cool Hand

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