Well... I've finally found another useful use for all those USB ports... :')
I just finished putting together an external USB enclosure and a western digital 80gig for use as a backup medium and data swapper. Interestingly enough, it works. I had some real "lock up" issues with kernel 2.4.20 usb drivers, but the 2.4.21-rc4 patch seems to have fixed most of them... What seems to be happening is... cp'ing files to the usb harddrive goes along smoothly until at a random moment the transfer stalls and the system load begins a steady spiral up... until total lockup. I've seen system load numbers from top reaching 12.00. USB 2.0 is lightyears faster than 1.0, but it won't set any records. that's about it. If I come across a fix for the stalling problems, I'll be back. Right no though, I've got to go run the snow blower again. It's STILL snowing here in New Jersey. My car? I can't even see it... -- _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
