On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I've stumbled across a bit of a wierd problem: > > I've got the following: > > Mitac 5026 P200MMX Laptop (Kernel 2.6.12.2) > + Cirrus Logic PD 6832 PCMCIA/CardBus Controller > ++ Nec Cardbus USB 2.0 4 Port Cardbus Card > +++ External USB 2.0 Harddisk caddy (Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge Controller) > > 1. When I plug the external harddisk into the USB card (pre-formatted DOS > FAT).. it gets registered correctly (/dev/sd0). > > 2. when you fdisk it.. you get the partition information ok... > > 3. In this instance I changed the tag from DOS to LINUX on the partition and > wrote to disk at which point fdisk stops at: "Calling Ioctl...." (Screen > capture 1) > > 4. When it eventually returns after syncing disks, another fdisk reveals no > partitions on the disk (Screen capture 2). At which point I have to > disconnect and reformat (via the usb) on a Winblows box. > > 5. A similar issue arises if I mount the DOS partition and try to copy stuff > to it.. the copying just stops part way though. > > 6. Another very wierd thing is... it does the same with NetBSD. > > I've included the dmesg, the lspci -v, lsusb -v, and the screen captures. > The debug/syslog/message logs are pretty big.. I can post them here or email > if necessary. Any testing, debugging or patches I can test, I am more than > happy to ablige!
What would help most is the usb-storage debugging output for the fdisk sessions. The logs that you posted looked quite normal. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
