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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
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David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> writes:

> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Lowell Gilbert
> <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:
>> The plug isn't the issue. =A0Drivers are.
>
> Fortunately, USB mass storage devices are highly standardized.  One of
> the things they got right.

ATAPI devices passed through a converter to USB often don't work as
nicely.  The context wasn't related to umass.