KVM switch w/ usb i/o for keyboard mouse doesn't work [Solved]

Edit:
This problem appears to have magically disapeared.  I'm still not sure why it happened or why it has ceased.
Hello Everybody,
I'm not sure why this is happening, but I've got a KVM switch that used to get "automagically" detected as "a no-brand KVM switch" on boot-up that has ceased working.  I don't get this "no brand KVM switch" detected on boot-up anymore, but I can use the VGA part of the switch, at least, however the keyboard and mouse don't work unless plugged directly into the computer. 
Below I've attached the result of
dmesg | grep --context=3 usb
dmesg | grep kvm
returns no result.
The most signifcant thing seems to be:
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 9, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 10, error -71
hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
I've googled this, and somewhere it was suggested this mean the usb device is not drawing power.  The only thing that has happened that I can imagine as being the culprit between function/dysfunction here is that there was a power outage (circuit breaker tripped), and though my computers were on battery-backup, the monitor is not.  I don't suppose that this could have messed up the switch?
Note this problem is uniform across 3 computers, 2 which have recently run a system update, but the 3rd has not recently run an update, this is not an Xorg problem, "K and M" don't work in either console or X.
Any help would be appreciated.  Below as, mentioned previously, is the output of
dmesg | grep --context=3 usb
included on the off-chance that someone sees something significant there.
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
ata2.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B, GW02, max UDMA/33
ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD400EB-11CP 06.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROM HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B GW02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
usbcore: registered new device driver usb
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
huhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: irq 16, io base 0x0000e800
usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: irq 19, io base 0x0000e880
usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Warning! ehci_hcd should always be loaded before uhci_hcd and ohci_hcd, not after
Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 78165360 512-byte hardware sectors (40021 MB)
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: PCI INT C -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: irq 18, io base 0x0000ec00
usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: PCI INT D -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: setting latency timer to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: debug port 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: cache line size of 128 is not supported
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: irq 23, io mem 0xffa7fc00
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 4-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
rtc_cmos 00:02: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0
rtc0: alarms up to one month
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 5, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 6, error -71
hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
usb 3-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.23-k4-NAPI
e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation
e100 0000:01:08.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
e100 0000:01:08.0: PME# disabled
e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xff8fe000, irq 20, MAC addr 00:07:e9:50:88:58
eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker
eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin <[email protected]> and others
usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: setting latency timer to 64
usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
input: Logitech USB Optical Mouse as /class/input/input2
input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 50831 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input3
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input4
reserve_memtype failed 0xf0000000-0xf8000000, track write-combining, req write-combining
X:2394 freeing invalid memtype f0000000-f8000000
X:2367 conflicting memory types f0000000-f8000000 write-combining<->uncached-minus
reserve_memtype failed 0xf0000000-0xf8000000, track write-combining, req write-combining
X:2395 freeing invalid memtype f0000000-f8000000
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 9, error -71
usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10
usb 1-2: device not accepting address 10, error -71
hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
Thanks again!
Last edited by pseudonomous (2008-12-30 23:57:47)

i'm sorry, but this is all software related then. if you haven't already, run disk utility a few times to try to correct the error. otherwise, you should back up your info immediately if you can. if you can access another mac you can do that with firewire target disk mode. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583. the other mac has to have built-in firewire. then you can try to repair the directory with a third party utility like diskwarrior or techtool pro. if it cannot solve the problem, or if you do not want to spend the money on the software, you have no choice but to erase and install your operating system. do you already have your info backed up?? it's always a good idea. keep us posted as to how it's going for you or if you have any further questions. [ 8 ) ]

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