From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S967150AbWKYTqu (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:46:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S967149AbWKYTqu (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:46:50 -0500 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net ([213.194.149.146]:19936 "EHLO ns9.hostinglmi.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S967150AbWKYTqt (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:46:49 -0500 Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:47:13 +0100 From: DervishD To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: Linux-kernel Subject: Re: usb-storage data errors Message-ID: <20061125194713.GB30460@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Jan Engelhardt , Linux-kernel References: <20061122105322.GA17351@DervishD> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Jan :) * Jan Engelhardt dixit: > On Nov 22 2006 11:53, DervishD wrote: > > - Two different usb-storage adapters (an external USB box from an > > unknown manufacturer and Conceptronic CIDE23U). Both are > > USB-to-IDE adapters. > > > > In addition to this, from time to time the usb-storage adapters > >(any of them, with any of the USB cards and any kernel) report a read > >error, telling that some sector could not be read. This is false > >because if I repeat the operation, the sector is correctly retrieved. > >This can be related to some kind of timing problem, I don't know. > > Try with some real USB storage device instead of a USB-to-IDE converter. I did a couple of tests using a Kingstong Traveller USB key, with same results. I'm retesting with a rather shorter cable. I'll post here the results if the error doesn't dissappear. By now, no errors with the short cable. Thanks for the suggestion, Jan :) Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!