Hi, Sometimes USB subsystem cannot get USB descriptor. Jan 15 10:44:21 selma kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assign ed device number 25 Jan 15 10:44:21 selma kernel: usb.c: couldn't get all of config descriptors Jan 15 10:44:21 selma kernel: usb.c: unable to get device 25 configuration (e rror=-110) Here is patch how to fix it for 2.4.17. It works for 2.4.16 as well. It necassary to read descriptor at once, not first 8 byte first. It works well now for NSM USB Bluetooth dongle. br, DMitri -- Dmitri Kassatkine Nokia Research Center / Helsinki Mobile: +358 50 4836365 E-Mail: dmitri.kassatkine@nokia.com