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Date:      Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:26:13 +0100
From:      Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Subject:   Re: usb harddisk not working
Message-ID:  <20201121212613.153cfbda@archlinux>
In-Reply-To: <20201121204425.86d9c6b1.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <b677a42e-a351-7fd5-24e8-770b251d6ba5@arcor.de> <20201121204425.86d9c6b1.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 20:44:25 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
>This could be a wiring thing, but in my experience with cheap USB disk
>enclosings, it's probably a version of the firmware (the part that
>does "USB plug <---> SATA disk") that is not working properly and
>according to the standard. This can also explain the "works here, but
>not there" and "works sometimes, but not always".

Hahaha,

IIRC we already agreed off-list regarding USB enclosures and the
firmware a while ago.

I can not remember that we discussed wiring issues.

IMO it's super-very-most-unlikely a wiring issue. I can't imagine a
reasonable wiring issue.

What the OP describes is the common (I like your wording) "works here,
but not there" and "works sometimes, but not always" firmware issue.

In the beginning I disassembled the drives and connected them to my PC
to test, if the drives are broken. Nowadays I don't even test the
drives, I directly return such USB enclosures. I even don't waste time
to test another USB port ;), let alone another computer.

Regards,
Ralf



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