Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:28:08 +0200 From: Paul Sommerhein <pms-freebsd@sommerhein.com> To: Andrew Gordon <arg-bsd@arg.me.uk> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for an external firewire/USB drive Message-ID: <20030814142808.GB253@sommerhein.com> In-Reply-To: <20030813110044.B26105-100000@server.arg.sj.co.uk> References: <20030813065723.GA1383@sommerhein.com> <20030813110044.B26105-100000@server.arg.sj.co.uk>
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Andrew Gordon <arg-bsd@arg.me.uk> writes: > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Paul Sommerhein wrote: > > > > I am looking for an external firewire/USB drive >= 200 GB to go with > > FreeBSD-4.8. > > > > I was looking at Maxtor 5000xt, but it appears it causes kernel panics > > when connected to the USB port as reported in PR kern/48849. Does > > anyone know if that drive will work through the firewire port? > > It works fine through firewire on any recent (since May 2003) FreeBSD. > The earlier Maxtor drives have been working well for much longer: this > model introduces a second unit instance for the button on the front > panel, which required a fix to the driver. > > Note that these Maxtor drives are, like all the others available, just > a normal IDE drive in a box with an IDE<->Firewire interface. Thanks! After having read mixed user reviews (http://reviews.designtechnica.com/user_reviews63.html) of the Maxtor 5000XT / 5000DV, I have gotten a little bit uneasy of buying drives from Maxtor. But if all other external drives available also use standard IDE drives, designed for a stationary PC, I guess they also will suffer from the same robustness problems described. Hmmm... I guess I am a little bit confused about what to buy here as I need a large disk which should be robust enough for being transported around. Does anyone else have any suggestions for what to buy? Any pointers appreciated. Best regards, Paulhome | help
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