Understanding usb busses devices and ports

Question

I have some over-current error messages in dmesg output.

[    2.235648] usb 4-1-port3: over-current condition
[    2.443643] usb 4-1-port4: over-current condition

If I do an lsusb -s 4:1 I get the following

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

but can't seem to find out anything more.

Have I correctly associated the 4-1 in the dmesg output with bus 4 device 1, or does it mean something different.

Ultimately - what I really want to know, is my hardware broken and can I perhaps disconnect something and reconnect it to fix the problem.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:22:48Z

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This is usually caused by damaged usb port/s. You haven't mentioned if it is usb 2.0 or usb 3.0 ports which you have.

The fixture would be replace the motherboard/usb hub or whatever it is that has the usb port.

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answered Sep 21, 2015 at 14:56

shirish

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They are usb2.0 ports. I have a number of usb ports at the front of my chassis, and I think one of them isn't working, so that is the likely cause. Before I start taking my hardware to pieces, though, I wanted to check how they mapped across - hence asking if the 4-1 in the dmesg output meant bus 4 device 1, or something different
– akc42
Sep 21, 2015 at 15:09

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