On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, root wrote: | I have a Lindy usb external IDE enclosure (usb 2.0 version) with a Matrox
or Maxtor ? | 40 GB hard disk (7200 rpm) in it. | | Q1: should the disk be master/slave both ? Which is it set to now? I would guess Master. | 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 ? No, but there have been a few similar reports involving Very Large files. Which USB host controller driver (hcd) are you using? (like uhci, usb-uhci, usb-ohci, ehci) and what kernel version? | 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 ? Either one should be sufficient .. in my experiences. -- ~Randy ------------------------------------------------------- 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
