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Cc: Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: USB HDD needs replugging?
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On Saturday 21 August 2010 14:03:16 Indi wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I recently bought a Seagate 320 GB portable USB HDD.
> Works perfectly with Linux and OS X, but in FreeBSD
> it has to be unplugged and replugged in order to show
> up in /dev/.
> 
> Is there a way to make it behave normally?

Try checking the USB Mass Storaquirks. See:

usbconfig -h

--HPS