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Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux?

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Charles T. Smith wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:36:28 -0400, Baho Utot wrote:
> 
>> Eric Pozharski wrote:
>> 
>>> with <slrnlqgf6i.c3d.jedi@nomad.mishnet> JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>> 
>>> *SKIP*
>>>>      I also have used various external devices on my own desktop
>>>>      including thumbdrives, USB hard drives, various mobile
>>>>      devices, an eSATA array, and a USB SATA socket. These have
>>>>      never given me any trouble.
>>> 
>>> Fast 2.0 USB thumb;  it has been in use (as a big diskette) for a
>>> year
>>> (literally), then died.  Resetting controller didn't help.  It
>>> really was fast -- provided ~20MB/s write speed.
>>> 
>>> SD card has been left without usage for a year then taken for a job
>>> (as
>>> a big diskette).  After half year it started requiring massage for
>>> being
>>> detected (plug-unplug cycles).  Then came the last time -- now it's
>>> 1GB instead of 16GB.
>>> 
>>> (not mine) I took a challenge to heavy lift whatever possible from
>>> an
>>> USB thumb.  When certain blocks had been accessed the thumb reset
>>> itself -- I've made a script that used 'udevadm monitor' for wakeup
>>> detection
>>> and lifted "whatever possible".  According to owner's report the
>>> thumb was in use for a month (literally).
>>> 
>>> Two IRDA dongles -- never worked;  what's probably OK, they needed
>>> weird
>>> setup.  When, after a pause (about a year) I'd made a second attempt
>>> each just ceased to wakeup.
>>> 
>>> CDMA modem worked for a year (I wouldn't say flawlessly) developed a
>>> requirement -- pppd had to be in within 10min, otherwise negotitions
>>> would take forever.
>>> 
>>> UMTS modem worked for 4year (literally, it died 4y+2d after first
>>> plug-in) (I wouldn't say flawlessly), then ZeroCD ceased to work
>>> with block device errors present instead.
>>> 
>>> And not to mention USB closure!  When I'd tried it first time I'd
>>> pluged
>>> in by-instructions and unplugged by-logic (reverse-in).  Then The
>>> Second
>>> Move has(sic!) come -- I've unplugged by-instructions.  Putting a
>>> long
>>> story short -- I've burned down one USB-host.  That was spectacular,
>>> no flames though.
>>> 
>>> It has been put aside, then squeeze had come.  All DVD-images came
>>> out
>>> with errors.  I've collected some stats -- no clear pattern.  So
>>> I've
>>> made a script that lifted those 16 DVD-images.  It took some time
>>> though.
>>> 
>>> I don't mention two UMTS modems with 'normal-termination-by-ncp'
>>> disease -- that's on ISP side and I have no options.
>>> 
>>> I ain't no heavy user -- I have a couple of thumbs, developing a
>>> collection of SD-cards, some USB-devices and such.  I've never faced
>>> problems with cameras and recorders (whenever I've faced those).
>>> 
>>> 
>> [admin@raspberrypi ~]$ uptime
>>  07:31:48 up 398 days, 20:50,  1 user,  load average: 0.05, 0.12,
>>  0.09
>> 
>> Raspberry PI model B
>> 
>> Has SD card and USB 32GB thumb drive
>> 
>> Runs DNS, News groups, Email and file serving services for LAN.
>> 
>> Cost efficient and very quiet.
> 
> 
> Hey, that's cool.  I'd like to try that.  What brand flash drive did
> you use?

generic usb thumb drive

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usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2014-06-21 16:34 +0000
  Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2014-06-22 01:26 +0000
    Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Ralf S. Hellersen" <schneiderxr@arcor.de> - 2014-08-08 19:59 +0000
      Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2014-08-08 15:35 -0700
  Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2014-06-22 01:28 +0000
    Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2014-06-23 09:42 -0500
      Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2014-06-24 10:18 +0300
        Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Baho Utot <baho-utot@invalid.com> - 2014-06-24 07:36 -0400
          Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2014-06-24 18:32 +0000
            Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Baho Utot <baho-utot@invalid.com> - 2014-06-24 16:47 -0400
  Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2014-06-22 13:41 +0000
    Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2014-06-23 05:13 +0000
    Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2014-06-24 20:10 +0000
      Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2014-06-25 06:04 +0000
        Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2014-06-25 19:04 +0000

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