[Wolves] usb stick and suse

[Rob Annable]

On 6/25/05, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday 24 June 2005 22:33, Rob Annable wrote:
> 
> > Anybody here had any bad experiences with usb sticks and SuSE?
> >
> > I was merrily copying to and from it and then everything hung up. When
> > it caught up it had erased a bunch of folders (not ones related to the
> > items I was copying) and created some odd zero k folders with mashed
> > up names.
> >
> > Lost some work. Not happy.
> >
> > Any ideas how to avoid it?
> 
> I think I might know the answer to this one, however it might not be a
> solution.
> 
> I have a USB external 200GB HDD which works fine. however I get error messages
> in the log file 'DEVPATH not set' plus I have what I would call a ghost
> folder/drive the entry's read;
> 
> /media
> --------->/cdrecorder
> --------->/floppy
> --------->/USB-200GB
> --------->/USB-200GB_1
> 
> I read on Google that this is a known issue with USB & Linux in general, from
> what I understand the HAL daemon constantly keeps reassigning the drive or
> something, apparently the only fix is to have a USB PCI card (I have no idea
> why) the error happens with cable ones attached to your motherboard and
> on-board ones too!
> 
> I haven't lost any data yet and don't appear to have any connection problems
> other than the error messages which I just ignore.
> 
> Of course it could be your stick is on its way out?
> 
> --
> Regards
> Dick Turpin
> highwayman.turpin at gmail.com
> "Stand and Deliver"

Thanks Dick, useful info. My stick is brand new so I doubt it's on
it's way out. I think I'll look at a usb PCI card and see if that
helps.

By the way, you and I could be related; one of my ancestors is
supposed to have married Dick Turpin.

Rob

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