On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Manuel Pancorbo Castro wrote: > (I address this message to linux-usb-users list, but I'm not sure I can do > without subscription. So I send copy to main usb-storage developer Matthew > Dharm and also to Alan Stern) > > The scenario: Dimension Dell 4500, P-IV 2,4 GHz, Debian-Sarge with 2.6.5 and > 2.6.8 kernels. > > The device: Woxter Slim Disk USB 2.0, 40 Gb > > The system recognizes it inmediatly and I've made two partitions (FAT32, > reiserfs) on it, that I can mount/unmount without problem. > > But when I copy big files to any of the (mounted) partitions, the disk > hangs out and also hangs the process that makes the copy. Eventual > shutdowns keep also hanged. The red light that signs data flow keeps on. > > I've seen a lot of info about Genesys devices that hangs under this > conditions. Woxter seems to use this chip (see "dmesg" output below). The > info said that about 2.6.6 kernel the problem was fixed. But I've tested > 2.6.8 and the problem continues. I have even changed the code of > driver/usb/storage/scsiglue.c in order to make transfers of 64Kb, instead of > 120Kb (as I saw somewhere as fix) but this doesn't work.
The correct fix for Genesys devices was finally found. It's only in kernel versions 2.6.9-rc1 and later. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
