On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 21:54 +0100, Philip Kisloff wrote: > > BTW what kind (make/model) of case is the drive mounted in? > > Ahem, I bought off ebay - it seems to be made in China. Search "*NEW* > 120 GB 2.5" External HDD Hard Disk Drive USB 2.0" I didn't honestly know > it before now, but the housing seems to be rip-off of a SONY label.
Unfortunate luck there. > Investigating as far I can, the problem is not with the kernel, but it > _is_ a hardware (or firmware) issue. The device reports incorrect > residue values (?). This means that it violates the USB Mass Storage > protocol specification (funny, it claims to be USB2.0 certified). Mac > OS X and Windows ignore the bogus residue values but Linux doesn't. > > Patch submitted > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/usb/2.6/2.6.20-rc3/usb-storage-unusual_devs-add-supertop-drives.patch > > I should not expect that the device won't work with any earlier kernel. I > guess I don't want to mess > with a kernel upgrade until I do a full backup, so I'm looking for a new > storgae device. About the kernel upgrade, keep an eye peeled for a new kernel in the on-line updates, and see if it matches the version numbers listed above, when that patch propagates through the various distros, you'll be in business. Do you know of a kind hearted person who can partition it for you in Windows? If so then at least it will be usable until you can do it yourself. > And the moral of this story? Standards are only standards when they are adhered to. Even Logitech violates standards. :( -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
