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Date:      Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:56:46 +0100
From:      maxim naumov <muxx.mailinglists@gmail.com>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB external HDD problems
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On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

> So it's worth trying to disable power saving on that drive. sysutils/atai=
dle
> can do it, and can run from rc.conf:
> =A0ataidle_enable=3D"YES"
> =A0ataidle_devices=3D"da0"
> =A0ataidle_da0=3D"-P 0"

thanks Warren. I can't see how it would go to sleep mid-transfer. I
can see from iostat transfers going continuously and at great speeds
and then the error happens. the backup software is not stalling at the
source or anything.

I will try your suggestion later. currently every test means hanging
and rebooting a working server and is a bit of a pain. 8(

/max



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