diff -r 60826dff342d -r 703a2b94c06c usbengines/usbwatcher/src/cusbwatcher.cpp
--- a/usbengines/usbwatcher/src/cusbwatcher.cpp	Tue Sep 14 23:15:19 2010 +0300
+++ b/usbengines/usbwatcher/src/cusbwatcher.cpp	Wed Sep 15 13:20:24 2010 +0300
@@ -788,8 +788,10 @@
         }
     else
         {
-        LOG( "Tryign to call CUsbWatcher::Start in non-idle state " );
-        PANIC( KErrGeneral );
+        //Start may have been called because device lock was unlocking. The
+        //personality may be already starting, so nothing needs to be done.
+        LOG1( "Trying to call CUsbWatcher::Start in non-idle state %d",
+            iState );        
         }
     }