I looked into the Raspberry Pi and Powered USB hubs and being powered from said HUBs. Turns out the one I am using (the Chinese Cheapo) falls under the 'Nope' category. http://elinux.org/RPi_Powered_USB_Hubs#Problem_USB_Hubs 7-port silver/black hub. Also sold elsewhere under brands such as 'EX-Pro',...

So I am building a portable Pi, and with hopes to avoid having to have a USB Micro involved, I read up about powering the Pi purely by its USB connections. After doing some handy work on a Model B to shrink down the size, I then connected the Pi to a simple (though a Chinese Cheapo) 7 port HUB which...