When I plug my HP 1102w printer into my USB for setup, the kernel logs a series of messages:
... kernel: [ 381.876303] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 17 using xhci_hcd
... kernel: [ 381.988278] usb 3-3: device descriptor read/64, error -71
... kernel: [ 382.204269] usb 3-3: device descriptor read/64, error -71
... kernel: [ 382.420262] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 18 using xhci_hcd
... kernel: [ 382.532273] usb 3-3: device descriptor read/64, error -71
... kernel: [ 382.748288] usb 3-3: device descriptor read/64, error -71
... kernel: [ 382.964280] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 19 using xhci_hcd
... kernel: [ 382.964407] usb 3-3: Device not responding to setup address.
... kernel: [ 383.168362] usb 3-3: Device not responding to setup address.
... kernel: [ 383.372297] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 19, error -71
... kernel: [ 383.484271] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 20 using xhci_hcd
... kernel: [ 383.484396] usb 3-3: Device not responding to setup address.
... kernel: [ 383.688397] usb 3-3: Device not responding to setup address.
... kernel: [ 383.892291] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 20, error -71
... kernel: [ 383.892326] usb usb3-port3: unable to enumerate USB device
... kernel: [ 402.061201] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 16
As a result, I cannot set up this printer. (I had it working before over Wifi, but it stopped connecting for no good reason, and I need to set it up with the USB cable.)
I verified that several USB thumb drives still work on the same port.
My box is now running kernel 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64
I read on an old thread that someone fixed a similar problem by disabling IO MMU in his BIOS. On my Gigabyte motherboard setup, this is labelled as "Inter Virtualization Technology". I disabled it, but the result hasn't changed.
Is this likely a problem with my USB driver, motherboard, or HP 1102w printer? What else can I do to diagnose it?