On Sun, 27 Jan 2019, James wrote: > Is usb9-port3 from dmesg the same as Bus 009 Device 003 from lsusb? No; usb9-port3 is port number 3 on the usb9 host controller's root hub, whereas Bus 009 Device 003 is the third device on usb9's bus. The first is a port and the second is a device. And the device need not be plugged into that particular port. > usb usb9-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad? > > Bus 009 Device 001: Have you tried plugging that device into a different port? Or using a different cable? Or plugging it into a different computer? Alan Stern