USB messed up?

[Keith Sharp]

On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 00:54 +0100, Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > Do you have selinux in enforcing mode?  
> 
> Targetted. Had too many problems in the past with enforcing mode.
> 
> > Are you seeing avc errors
> > related to hal being generated in /var/log/messages when plugging in
> > that external reader or when inserting media into that external
> > reader?  
> 
> /var/log/messages is showing absolutely nothing on this machine
> (internal USB card reader) and the external card reader is showing this
> (snipped a bit)
> 
> May  2 00:47:12 T8 kernel: usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using
> ehci_hcd and address 4
> May  2 00:47:12 T8 kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
> devices
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Vendor: Generic   Model: STORAGE DEVICE
> Rev: 0125
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access
> ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sda: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
> (126 MB)
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sda: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
> (126 MB)
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:  sda:
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi2,
> channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Vendor: Generic   Model: STORAGE DEVICE
> Rev: 0125
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access
> ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi2,
> channel 0, id 0, lun 1
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Vendor: Generic   Model: STORAGE DEVICE
> Rev: 0125
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access
> ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
> (126 MB)
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: SCSI device sdc: 246016 512-byte hdwr sectors
> (126 MB)
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:  sdc:
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdc at scsi2,
> channel 0, id 0, lun 2
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Vendor: Generic   Model: STORAGE DEVICE
> Rev: 0125
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access
> ANSI SCSI revision: 00
> May  2 00:47:17 T8 kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdd at scsi2,
> channel 0, id 0, lun 3
> May  2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12366]: disk
> at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0
> May  2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12369]: disk
> at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:1
> May  2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12372]: disk
> at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:2
> May  2 00:47:18 T8 scsi.agent[12375]: disk
> at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:3
> May  2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.933:0): avc:  denied
> { connectto } for  pid=12437
> exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@                                                                            /tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tclass=unix_stream_socket
> May  2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.938:0): avc:  denied
> { connectto } for  pid=12438
> exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@                                                                            /tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tclass=unix_stream_socket
> May  2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.944:0): avc:  denied
> { connectto } for  pid=12439
> exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@                                                                            /tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tclass=unix_stream_socket
> May  2 00:47:19 T8 kernel: audit(1114991239.949:0): avc:  denied
> { connectto } for  pid=12440
> exe=/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storagepath=@                                                                            /tmp/hald-local/dbus-CBHQFkOJaq scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tcontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t tclass=unix_stream_socket
> May  2 00:47:43 T8 su(pam_unix)[12467]: session opened for user root by
> paul(uid=500)
> 
> > There was a recent issue identified with selinux targetted
> > policy that was keeping hal from operating correctly.
> 
> Not sure what's going on here, though it does look like it could be the
> problem with the FC4 blocker on...

I was having USB problems as well which I eventually tracked down to HAL
failing to start.  The reason that HAL was failing was SELinux.  I am
now running:

selinux-policy-targeted-1.23.13-4
hal-0.5.1-1
kernel-smp-2.6.11-1.1226_FC4

and USB seems to be working.

Keith.