Jinshi wrote: > Hello, > > > The backup server is P3 350MHz, 384M ram, running FreeBSD. The backup > drive is a USB 500GB external. The other computer is new Q6600 + 4GB >
Just a guess, something this old may only support USB v.1, VERY slow. Type the following: lspci -v|grep HCI UHCI => USB 1.0 OHCI => USB 1.1 EHCI => USB 2.0 I found the info on this link: http://www.linux-usb.org/FAQ.html#gs7 > > I am using smb now and it always gives me some timeout errors. I also > installed rsyncd on the vista and I can run rsyncd backup if that can > Rsync will only copy things that have changed, whereas SMB will copy the whole file. Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
