Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!news.swapon.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Baho Utot Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Subject: Re: usb external drives not reliable for linux? Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:36:28 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 76 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="24fbd5bba61368e4fafe0006c18f57fd"; logging-data="21255"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18p34FBBpL4JC5fUSAhQXA+npSeczjHrhc=" User-Agent: KNode/4.13.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:9SpP7UUJJ9NYfFDIO+kJUMFOE7Y= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.hardware:2447 Eric Pozharski wrote: > with 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.