Subject: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: fails to copy files/directories on 
USB storage media
Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem
Version: 2.6.25-7
Severity: critical
Justification: causes serious data loss

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-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686-bigmem (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.22     Debian configuration management sy
ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.92e      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  module-init-tools             3.4-1      tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem recommends:
ii  libc6-i686                    2.7-10     GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem suggests:
ii  grub                          0.97-44    GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
pn  linux-doc-2.6.25              <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 false
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 true
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/abort-install-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 true
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 true
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
 true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/initrd-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem:
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: 
true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: true
  linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: 
false
  
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem: 
true

lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory 
Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root 
Port (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI 
Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI 
Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI 
Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio 
Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 
(rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 
(rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 
(rev 02)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6 
(rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI 
Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI 
Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI 
Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI 
Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller 
(rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE 
Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA 
AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Quadro FX 360M (rev a1)
03:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Cardbus bridge (rev 21)
03:01.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit 
Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN 
Network Connection (rev 61)


Hi,

Most probably this bug report is similar to #485692 but this one refers to the
linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem-package:

Since the 2.6.25-2-686-bigmem has been introduced in Lenny, I have serious 
trouble to access
my USB storage media (both memory-sticks and USB HDDs, all FAT32 formatted): In 
all cases
during copying files and directories onto the storage media, an error message 
pops up reporting
access problems in terms of files or directories can not be created. Switching 
back to the most
recent 2.6.24-1-686-bigmem proves, that this issue is somehow related to the 
2.6.25-2-686-bigmem
kernel. No problems whatsoever with previous kernel versions either.

During all test scenarios the system configuration was identical (USB storage 
devices, I/F to
which they were connected to, config-files, etc.), only the kernel has been 
switched. Please
note, that even when I repeatedly copy the same directory onto one and the same 
device, the
write process fails on different files/directories. Access restrictions have 
been checked and
are OK. However, I have decided to switch back to 2.6.24 (currently running) as 
I use the USB
devices for backup purposes.

System: DELL Precision M4300, 4 GB RAM

Kind regards,
Stefan



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