Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:49:21 +0200 From: Momchil Ivanov <momchil@xaxo.eu> To: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org, Momchil Ivanov <momchil@xaxo.eu> Subject: Re: USB Problems with HDD on Freebsd 8 Message-ID: <86mx4g9km6.wl%momchil@xaxo.eu> In-Reply-To: <86obow9kvd.wl%momchil@xaxo.eu> References: <86r4tsa7hz.wl%momchil@xaxo.eu> <201206061752.38838.hselasky@c2i.net> <86pq9c9wle.wl%momchil@xaxo.eu> <20120606193848.GB1856@emphyrio.blackend.org> <86obow9kvd.wl%momchil@xaxo.eu>
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At Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:43:50 +0200, Momchil Ivanov wrote: > > At Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:38:48 +0200, > Marc Fonvieille wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 07:30:37PM +0200, Momchil Ivanov wrote: > > > > > > It's self powered, I will try USB reset if it happens with other data, > > > for the time being I am manually rsync-ing sub directories. The thing > > > is that it's reproducible if I try to rsync a certain folder. I will > > > check if I can pin it down to a certain file. Would be a pitty if it's > > > a firmware bug since I spent some money on the device. > > > > > > > Could you try your rsync with the --bwlimit=1000 option? > > > > -- > > Marc > > I will try that on the complete directory structure once I work my > self through manually selecting directories by letters. I get > approxiately 11.5 MBps on all directories that I've copied so far, > therefore I don't think that it's a bandwidth issue. > > The HDD died when I issued rsync over a parent folder and rsync cried > amost immediately, so it probably has to do with the IO when creating > the list of files that need to be synchronized, i.e. path names + geli > + bad firmware or a file that was on the list first + geli + bad > firmware. So if I am really lucky I will get the combination of geli + > file/directory that crashes the firmware of the USB HDD :) > > Or maybe my USB hub just doesn't like this HDD, note that I've tried > to plug the cable of the HDD also directly into my laptop, when the > problem appeared, but there was no effect, so most probably it's the > HDD. > > I will let you know if I find something interesting or cry if > something breaks again :) btw it's a Hitachi Touro Desk 2TB with USB > 2.0. > > Regards, > Momchil or maybe you are right, since the 11 MBps I get is while copying from an old PC that has only 100 Mbit/ps network card, and I have a better local bandwidth via the USB when rsync builds the directory list... might be
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