--- hw/usb.h.orig	2010-06-23 22:55:27.649182672 -0400
+++ hw/usb.h	2010-06-23 22:56:09.937910171 -0400
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 #define USB_DT_INTERFACE		0x04
 #define USB_DT_ENDPOINT			0x05
 
+#define USB_DT_DEVICE_LEN		18
+
 #define USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL	0
 #define USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_ISOC		1
 #define USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK		2
--- usb-linux.c.orig	2010-06-23 22:56:23.191339634 -0400
+++ usb-linux.c	2010-06-24 00:08:19.437515669 -0400
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@
 
     i = 0;
     dev_descr_len = dev->descr[0];
+    if (dev_descr_len == 0x18)
+        dev_descr_len = USB_DT_DEVICE_LEN; /* for buggy device(s) reporting len in hex */
+
     if (dev_descr_len > dev->descr_len) {
         goto fail;
     }