This is what I see in /var/log/messages when I plug it in.
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.160978] usb 2-2.2: new full-speed USB device number 6 using uhci_hcd
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.432177] usb 2-2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=04d8, idProduct=fb31
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.432180] usb 2-2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.432181] usb 2-2.2: Product: FUNcube Dongle V2.0
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.432182] usb 2-2.2: Manufacturer: Hanlincrest Ltd.
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.487344] 6:1:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x81
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm kernel: [ 485.532651] generic-usb 0003:04D8:FB31.0003: hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Hanlincrest Ltd. FUNcube Dongle V2.0 ] on usb-0000:02:00.0-2.2/input2
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/usb2/2-2/2-2.2"
Feb 16 10:19:56 debianvm mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 6 was not an MTP device
Thanks for looking at this.
Mike Harpe