Ubuntu 9.10 (64 bit), Dell Dimension E521 - A Massive Conundrum

[er0k]

lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04b3:3025 IBM Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

dmesg | grep usb
[ 0.247056] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.247074] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.247098] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.490117] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 0.552062] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 0.810026] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[ 1.045923] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1.196436] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 1.197164] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 1.197166] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 1.510374] usb 2-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 1.749144] usb 2-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1.757137] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 1.764329] input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-7/2-7:1.0/input/input3
[ 1.764405] generic-usb 0003:046D:C00E.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:0b.0-7/input0
[ 1.764425] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 1.764428] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
[ 2.090029] usb 2-8: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
[ 2.320158] usb 2-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 2.336402] input: LITE-ON Technology USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard. as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-8/2-8:1.0/input/input4
[ 2.336478] generic-usb 0003:04B3:3025.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [LITE-ON Technology USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard.] on usb-0000:00:0b.0-8/input0
[ 6.196194] usb-storage: device scan complete

must be a chipset problem since it recognizes the mouse model and everything.

I think there must be a bunch of internal problems, what with the kernel error messages, MPlayer crashing everytime I run it, BIOS update not working, seems like it's now officially a boat anchor.