Re: Genesys gl811e (InLine 3.5" IDE enclosure)
Christopher Friedt <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usb.devel |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Totally unpredictably, today I managed to bring up my hdd in the external enclosure, but there is a trick - I needed to reboot the computer && cycle the power on the enclosure before the bios came up. Then linux registered the device as one would normall expect under /dev/sdb. It has never worked when I power the device on when linux is running, which I find very odd. Perhaps the error is somehow because of HAL ? It's really hard for me to determine what to make of this, but it works as long as the device was powered on and before the computer was. I think it was picked up with the help of the BIOS. Am I talking smack, or could this be a decent explaination? Still, it doesn't help at all that I can't load it from a running kernel. ~/Chris Alan Stern wrote: > On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Christopher Friedt wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I recently bought a hard disk enclosure that uses the Genesys gl811e >> usb-ide bridge and had nothing but difficulties with it. I'm using a >> 2.6.19 kernel from gentoo linux. This means the patch for MAX_SECTORS_64 >> has already been applied but it still is not working. >> >> Are there any other suggestions about what I could do to get it up and >> running? or is this HD enclosure a sure piece to ask for a refund for? >> I've already tried setting MAX_SECTORS lower for the unusual_dev entry, >> and patching all other files where necessary, but that did not help either. > > Try replacing the USB cables. Don't forget cables inside the computer > case, connecting the USB port to the motherboard. Or try plugging the > device into a different port. > > Alan Stern > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel