Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:02:02 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: David Jackson <djackson452@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lockup problems on FreeBSD disks Message-ID: <20091117200202.GB32781@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <4B01E2A3.5020305@gmail.com> References: <4B01E2A3.5020305@gmail.com>
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--xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 06:39:15PM -0500, David Jackson wrote: > I have a USB hard drive. Whenever I open two programs which utilise the= =20 > USB hard drive simultaneously, these programs, i assume when they=20 > attempt to write to the hard drive lock up due to what i suspect must be= =20 <snip> This particular problem is one I haven't seen. But I've had problems with U= SB harddisks freezing when trying to write large files. It seems that not USB<->ATA chipsets are created equal, and the 7.x USB stack seems to have problems with that.=20 > It seems most likely that this is a USB level problem involving the USB= =20 > drivers. I am using FreeBSD 7.1. It is annoying behaviour to say the=20 > least and I wonder what can be done about it, Try 8.0-PRERELEASE. The USB stack has been rewritten for 8.x, and my limited testing so far indicates it to work better with quirky hardware. The problem of a panic when unplugging a mounted USB drive should also be fixed. And even if you still have problems with the 8.x USB stack, I suspect the U= SB stack in 8.x is more likely to receive TLC than the one in 7.x, so it would= be best to check that out. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAksDAToACgkQEnfvsMMhpyUOuwCfZGWSwA1UqKqCbF06HpSI9XdH PPoAoIHbWL2eWzKZTJnLcT+sHPZxgvRC =hO5D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE--
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