Hi,
I have a Lindy usb external IDE enclosure (usb 2.0 version) with a Matrox 40 GB hard disk (7200 rpm) in it. Q1: should the disk be master/slave both ? It connects to a usb 1.0 (1.1 ?) port on the motherboard, Linux (red hat 7.3) se it fine - no need to load any extra modules. I partitioned it (linux 83): 1 partition, I formatted it, I mount it, copy a couple of files onto it, all is well. However, when I try to do a LARGE cp (many files, and some large ones), I get a lot of errors writing to the USB drive, and even some disk full (when it is not) errors. Then running fschk, throws up loads of problems with inodes, i_blocks,... Q2: any one have any ideas ? NB. currently checking the disk for bad blocks - none yet, it will be finished in the morning. I'm going to try copying all files through a shell script (using find *), to see if having a little delay between each file copy helps ? Q3: how should I really ensure that all the buffers are flushed to the drive before I remove it ? I don't think umount is enough. Is adding a sync enough ? Thanks, John. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
