https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=VcIWA&pf_rd_p=6571d503-3939-4d29-87b5-6a8ea95c783b&pf_rd_r=AYGGNSW512A90WTR0KJC&pd_rd_r=82edd36c-f7a9-4944-9ce9-bfe8d7378ede&pd_rd_wg=ZEQO8&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mi

As a guess, having experienced this, might be either a driver or power related issue. Check syslog? What chipset?

Is it a USB dongle? If yes - I recommend splitting USB power, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/HIGHROCK-Enhancer-Female-Charge-Extension/dp/B00NIGO4NM/

These have saved me in power related failure situations.

so, something like this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIGO4NM/ref=ox\_sc\_act\_title\_1?smid=A1K0O9XEM4PWVI&psc=1

Oh that's what cbxxxx was saying wasn't it. Have you done that? And it works? I thought usb chargers used the data wires to determine how much current to allow?

Edit- thanks for the advice, just ordered this Y cable that'll let me do exactly what you said. Hopefully that'll solve the problem

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NIGO4NM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9hdZAbX7R2GQQ