[ale] USB thumb drive recovery

[Jeff Hubbs]

Got a thumb drive here whose existence doesn't even get acknowledged by 
Windows or OS X - plug it into Linux and I see the likes of:

[3640680.025026] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: GetStatus roothub.portstatus [0] 
= 0x00100103 PRSC PPS PES CCS
[3640680.076032] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and 
address 10
[3640680.077079] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180 path 1 
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62
[3640680.278077] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180 path 1 
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62
[3640680.479042] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 10, error -62
[3640680.541034] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: GetStatus roothub.portstatus [0] 
= 0x00100103 PRSC PPS PES CCS
[3640680.592032] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and 
address 11
[3640680.593068] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180 path 1 
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62
[3640680.794066] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: urb ffff880076850180 path 1 
ep0out 5ec20000 cc 5 --> status -62
[3640680.995049] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 11, error -62
[3640680.995081] hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1
[3640680.995092] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 2 chg 0000 evt 0002

I know this suggests a bad controller chip - the LED on the thumb drive 
never comes on.  I've tried taking it out of its enclosure, pressing 
down on all the little SMD components, plugging it in while flexing the 
PC board this way and that - no change.

I've got a quote of $200-1000 from a place that wouldn't be able to 
unsolder/resolder SMD chips locally (which makes me think it wouldn't be 
any $200 when all is said and done) - anyone know any other options?