USB Keys are not recognized, dmesg says "device descriptor read/64, error -71"

[byjove01]

Hi. My Linux Mint computer is unable to recognize any USB key I put on it for some reasons, unlike my external hard disks.
It's not just that I can't mount them, they're not even detected by lsblk whileas their "detection" LED is flashing.

When I check the log with dmesg, I got this error cycle:

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[19516.987791] usb 6-1: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[19517.092204] usb 6-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2109, idProduct=0813, bcdDevice=90.11
[19517.092207] usb 6-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[19517.092208] usb 6-1: Product: USB3.0 Hub
[19517.092209] usb 6-1: Manufacturer: VIA Labs, Inc.
[19517.110646] hub 6-1:1.0: USB hub found
[19517.110785] hub 6-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[19517.298186] usb 5-1: new high-speed USB device number 86 using xhci_hcd
[19517.426224] usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19517.662339] usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19517.898254] usb 5-1: new high-speed USB device number 87 using xhci_hcd
[19518.026225] usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19518.262303] usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19518.370394] usb usb5-port1: attempt power cycle
[19518.782248] usb 5-1: new high-speed USB device number 88 using xhci_hcd
[19518.782323] usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[19518.990387] usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[19519.198219] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 88, error -71
[19519.326362] usb 5-1: new high-speed USB device number 89 using xhci_hcd
[19519.326435] usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[19519.534262] usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[19519.742229] usb 5-1: device not accepting address 89, error -71
[19519.742378] usb usb5-port1: unable to enumerate USB device
[19520.014244] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 119 using xhci_hcd
[19520.150288] usb 1-10: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19520.394472] usb 1-10: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19520.838411] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 120 using xhci_hcd
[19520.974294] usb 1-10: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19521.218283] usb 1-10: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[19521.328137] usb usb1-port10: attempt power cycle
[19521.738234] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 121 using xhci_hcd
[19526.539631] usb 1-10: Device not responding to setup address.
[19531.551157] usb 1-10: Device not responding to setup address.
[19531.762129] usb 1-10: device not accepting address 121, error -71
[19532.098143] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 122 using xhci_hcd

I tried to apply an old advice I found on the internet by adding a file with options usbcore autosuspend=-1 to my /etc/modprobe.d folder but no matter the value I gave to the autosuspend variable, it didn't work.

If you want any information about my distribution, here it is.
inxi -Fxpmrz

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System:    Kernel: 5.10.0-28-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 Console: tty 1 Distro: LMDE 5 Elsie
base: Debian 11.2 bullseye
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) v: 2.0 serial: <filter>
UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: A.B0 date: 11/12/2019
Memory:    RAM: total: 3.34 GiB used: 1.17 GiB (34.9%)
RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:       Info: Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Zen/Zen+ note: check
rev: 1 L2 cache: 2 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 28799
Speed: 1260 MHz min/max: N/A Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1260 2: 1262 3: 1262 4: 1261

Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Picasso vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 29:00.0
Display: server: X.org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: amdgpu,ati unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa tty: 156x16
Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console. Try -G --display
Audio:     Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 29:00.1
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 29:00.6
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-28-amd64
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: f000 bus ID: 25:00.0
IF: enp37s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: f000 bus ID: 26:00.0
IF: wlp38s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 3168 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus ID: 1-8:4
Report: ID: hci0 state: up running pscan iscan bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.2 address: <filter>
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 25.14 GiB (10.8%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT250MX500SSD4 size: 232.89 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 224.69 GiB used: 25.14 GiB (11.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
Swap:      ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 3.54 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/sda1
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 25.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 25.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:     Packages: 2764
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb https://mirrors.univ-reims.fr/mint elsie main upstream import backport
2: deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free
3: deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
4: deb http://security.debian.org/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free
5: deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-backports main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-source-repositories.list
1: deb-src https://mirrors.univ-reims.fr/mint elsie main upstream import backport
2: deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free
3: deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
4: deb-src http://security.debian.org/ bullseye-security main contrib non-free
5: deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-backports main contrib non-free
Info:      Processes: 232 Uptime: 3h 42m Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4 inxi: 3.3.01

[byjove01]

No idea? I updated my distro several times but it didn't improve anything... I'd rather think it's my USB devices that are dying but they correctly work on my other Arch distro.

[mikeflan]

How many USB sticks did you try? Can it mount the Live Boot for your OS?

I would also boot the Live Boot and see if the problem shows there.

[byjove01]

Probably 5 or 6 USB sticks. I can't mount my Live Boot media, because when I connect the stick to my PC while turning on, my screen freezes for some reasons until I remove the key. Could that be related to my hardware? I just can't understand why whole external HDDs work with no issues but not USB keys.

[JeremyB]

If you have USB HDD's connected, there might not be enough power for other USB devices

[byjove01]

I connected each of them each in turn. I didn't put all of them in one single USB port or hub.

[grndplane]

It looks like your using a USB hub. Disconnect it and try the usb key directly in the motherboard port. Also check bios has USB key listed as first boot device. After that I got nuthin.

[byjove01]

I specified "key OR hub" in order to insist on how irrelevant this is to the issue, sadly... No matter if I connect directly the key or use a hub, the issue happens. At least I can confirm my computer has USB Key as first boot choice, but it doesn't work because of what I did talk about two posts earlier...

[MiZoG]

Execute
dmesg -w

Insert your USB stick and watch for error messages printed out

BTW a. you should have posted this on LMDE subforum b. LMDE5 is EoL.