I have a Novation Launchpad MK II MIDI Controller, and the USB port on it is slightly inconsistent.
If I wiggle it, it will disconnect for a moment. On Windows, this causes a complete disconnect, and when I reconnect, Windows says it's 'not recognised', and device manager shows "device descriptor request failed".
To get it to work, I need to disconnect and reconnect the device a bunch of times until it reconnects again, and even then the slightest bump will repeat the cycle over and over again. I tested it on my chromebook, though, and it works fine for the most part. When I plug it in, it connects perfectly fine, and when I wiggle the cable, while it might disconnect for a second and leave a hanging midi note, it reconnects fine once I stop wiggling the cable, pretty much instantly.
Why is this? Does Linux have more tolerance for usb devices disconnecting for a moment, whereas Windows treats any disconnect, even the slightest fraction of a second, as a full disconnect? Is there anything I can do about this?
If I wiggle it, it will disconnect for a moment. On Windows, this causes a complete disconnect, and when I reconnect, Windows says it's 'not recognised', and device manager shows "device descriptor request failed".
To get it to work, I need to disconnect and reconnect the device a bunch of times until it reconnects again, and even then the slightest bump will repeat the cycle over and over again. I tested it on my chromebook, though, and it works fine for the most part. When I plug it in, it connects perfectly fine, and when I wiggle the cable, while it might disconnect for a second and leave a hanging midi note, it reconnects fine once I stop wiggling the cable, pretty much instantly.
Why is this? Does Linux have more tolerance for usb devices disconnecting for a moment, whereas Windows treats any disconnect, even the slightest fraction of a second, as a full disconnect? Is there anything I can do about this?
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