> >> Hello! > >> I was woundering how the Maxtor USB2.0 250Gb 5400rpm 5000TX external > >> hard drive is working whit the newest kernels like 2.4.22 and 2.6-test4 > >> whit usb 1.1 and 2.0. > >> I have been reading on the net and there seems to be lot of problems whit > >> lockups and so on whit kernels older then 2.4.21-pre6 at lesst. > > > > AFAIK - > > Depends on the chipset in the USB enclosure ( which is different than the > > drive chipset, and probably not Maxtor) > > I've had good luck on 2.6.* with enclosures using the Cypress chipset. > > (Compucable) > > Check the fine print for the USB chipset vendor, and look for reports.. > > Can't help you on 2.4, sorry. > > How does one find out what kind of chipset is inside a sealed drive box? > I don't think that it matters, at least in this case. > I have the Maxtor 3000** and it works fine for me on 2.4.recent. > Haven't tried 2.6.0-test yet.
Sorry - i hadn't seen the Maxtor unit. The USB drives i've seen were all a standard SCSI/IDE drive inside an enclosure with a chipset to do USB -> disk. Usually the mfg tells you what chipset is being used on the package somewhere. Assumed the Maxtor was the same, sorry. Apoligies for confusion. cliffw > > ~Randy > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
