On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 7:34 AM Anca Tibor Attila <anca.tibor@posteo.de> wrote:
Hello,

I searched a bit around, but didn't find anything similar (tried to find
somethin in bugzilla...).

On my machine (Thinkpad E485), running Fedora 40 with all latest updates
(Kernel 6.11.5-200.fc40.x86_64) usb ports stopped working. On boot my
external Harddrive (connected through a hub) starts working, but when I
reach the GNOME login screen, everything USB related device stops. The
funny thing is, my phone still charges. But the hardrive disappears from
the system, the usb-mouse isn't working (trackpoint does), lsusb gives a
funny short list. I now booted the previous kernel, everything works
fine.

Anyone else noticing this?

Not on the 3 systems (one Apple, 2 Dell) I upgraded.  Try a power off 
restart.   If that doesn't solve the issue, make sure you have current 
firmware updates from Lenovo.   This is likely a power management 
issue -- there may be some UEFI as well as Gnome settings that affect
USB devices -- e.g., turning off external devices to reduce power needs
at inappropriate times.   There have been many issues with wake from
sleep where devices don't get power back up.

--
George N. White III