Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Grant Coady
On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 14:04:46 -0700, Matthew Dharm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 09:53:19PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
>> On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:
>> 
>> > I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing 
>> > the 
>> > delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
>> > disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast 
>> > that's 
>> > what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
>> > 
>> > One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive 
>> > enclosures 
>> > and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
>> > problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
>> > come with their own powersupply.
>> > 
>> > Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.
>> 
>> This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.
>> 
>> Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
>> even if you remove that delay completely?
>
>Aren't USB 2.0 hubs more "intelligent" as part of the requirement to
>support 1.1 and 2.0 devices?  I wonder if it's really a 2.0 drive, and if
>the timing is different enough with the hub to make a difference.

Fixed a USB powered (two USB plugs) Genesys based 2.5" HDD enclosure with 
extra 5V supply bypass capacitors, the HDD was shutting down without loss 
of data with a 'soft' 5V supply.  Now USB drive works everywhere except a 
laptop with a single USB.  HDD uses 700mA, USB is spec'd 500mA per socket.

Some bugs are the hardware :o)

Grant.

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Matthew Dharm
On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 09:53:19PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:
> 
> > I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing 
> > the 
> > delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
> > disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast 
> > that's 
> > what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
> > 
> > One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive 
> > enclosures 
> > and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
> > problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
> > come with their own powersupply.
> > 
> > Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.
> 
> This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.
> 
> Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
> even if you remove that delay completely?

Aren't USB 2.0 hubs more "intelligent" as part of the requirement to
support 1.1 and 2.0 devices?  I wonder if it's really a 2.0 drive, and if
the timing is different enough with the hub to make a difference.

Matt

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Jan De Luyck
On Sunday 04 September 2005 03:53, Alan Stern wrote:
>
> This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.
>
> Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work
> even if you remove that delay completely?

I haven't tested that. I will, next time I need the drive, which will probably 
be in about a week. 

I just wanted to make my backup, and finally managed to do that. I don't get 
it either what's really wrong with these chips - but it was one of the 
recommendations i found on the linux-usb device list pages. And it seems to 
work.

If now only I can get the firewire part of one of them working without 
serialize_io, then I can use that too.

Jan

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Jan De Luyck
On Sunday 04 September 2005 03:53, Alan Stern wrote:

 This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.

 Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work
 even if you remove that delay completely?

I haven't tested that. I will, next time I need the drive, which will probably 
be in about a week. 

I just wanted to make my backup, and finally managed to do that. I don't get 
it either what's really wrong with these chips - but it was one of the 
recommendations i found on the linux-usb device list pages. And it seems to 
work.

If now only I can get the firewire part of one of them working without 
serialize_io, then I can use that too.

Jan

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Matthew Dharm
On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 09:53:19PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
 On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:
 
  I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing 
  the 
  delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
  disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast 
  that's 
  what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
  
  One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive 
  enclosures 
  and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
  problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
  come with their own powersupply.
  
  Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.
 
 This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.
 
 Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
 even if you remove that delay completely?

Aren't USB 2.0 hubs more intelligent as part of the requirement to
support 1.1 and 2.0 devices?  I wonder if it's really a 2.0 drive, and if
the timing is different enough with the hub to make a difference.

Matt

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-04 Thread Grant Coady
On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 14:04:46 -0700, Matthew Dharm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 09:53:19PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
 On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:
 
  I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing 
  the 
  delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
  disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast 
  that's 
  what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
  
  One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive 
  enclosures 
  and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
  problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
  come with their own powersupply.
  
  Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.
 
 This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.
 
 Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
 even if you remove that delay completely?

Aren't USB 2.0 hubs more intelligent as part of the requirement to
support 1.1 and 2.0 devices?  I wonder if it's really a 2.0 drive, and if
the timing is different enough with the hub to make a difference.

Fixed a USB powered (two USB plugs) Genesys based 2.5 HDD enclosure with 
extra 5V supply bypass capacitors, the HDD was shutting down without loss 
of data with a 'soft' 5V supply.  Now USB drive works everywhere except a 
laptop with a single USB.  HDD uses 700mA, USB is spec'd 500mA per socket.

Some bugs are the hardware :o)

Grant.

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-03 Thread Alan Stern
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:

> Hello lists,
> 
> (a mail for the archives)
> 
> I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing the 
> delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
> disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast that's 
> what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
> 
> One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive enclosures 
> and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
> problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
> come with their own powersupply.
> 
> Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.

This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.

Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
even if you remove that delay completely?

Alan Stern

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Re: [linux-usb-devel] Genesys USB 2.0 enclosures

2005-09-03 Thread Alan Stern
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Jan De Luyck wrote:

 Hello lists,
 
 (a mail for the archives)
 
 I've posted in the past about problems with these enclosures - increasing the 
 delay seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. The further you go in using the 
 disk in such an enclosure, the higher the udelay() had to be - atleast that's 
 what I'm seeing here (I've got two of these now :/ )
 
 One permanent fix is adding a powered USB-hub in between the drive enclosures 
 and the computer. Since I've done that, I've no longer seen any of the 
 problems (i've attached the 'fault' log). Weird but true, since the drives 
 come with their own powersupply.
 
 Hope this helps anyone in the future running into the same problem.

This one certainly goes into the Bizarro file.

Just out of curiosity -- when you use the powered hub, does the drive work 
even if you remove that delay completely?

Alan Stern

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