The dmesg shows that this problem is very likely in the sbp2 + ieee1394 + ohci1394 kernel driver stack and possibly an upstream problem. Alas a quick look at the IEEE 1394 kernel subsystem changelog after 2.6.24 (which I presume was the major version number of the reporter's last known working kernel) does not show anything obvious that could lead to the login failure.
clarkkent435, please check the following (can be done as normal user): # cat /sys/module/ohci1394/parameters/phys_dma The output should be 1. If it is 0, then the module configuration of Ubuntu would be to blame. Also try the following commands as root while the disk is connected and powered up: # modprobe -r sbp2 # modprobe sbp2 # dmesg | tail -33 If this still results in the same failure, try # modprobe -r ohci1394 (wait a few seconds) # modprobe ohci1394 # dmesg | tail -33 Furthermore, there seem to exist different versions of the WD 5000 series. Do you know the exact model number, or can you point to a detailed product specification? Is it FireWire 400 or 800; is it combined with eSATA? Do you happen to know whether the built-in mechanism is IDE or SATA? -- External ieee1394 drive not recognized 2.6.27-5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279342 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
