Hi people, I don't want to say to much now because I've been disappointed before ..
But I've got my FreeAgent to work for quite some time now by doing the following. echo 1024 > /sys/block/sdX/device/max_sectors solved the I/O errors echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_disk/X\:0\:0\:0/allow_restart solved the spin down / up issue with FreeAgent Hope it will help someone. -- USB mass storage stops working after a while https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/61235 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs