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Date:      Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:02:05 +0200
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dumping large partition to USB drive fails
Message-ID:  <20070701100205.GA63587@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20070701081902.GB1797@roadrunner.q.local>
References:  <20070625174045.GA31486@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070625224507.da4e62c2.ota@j.email.ne.jp> <20070626060948.GA20203@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070627153221.1a2cce90@localhost> <20070627061206.GA58111@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070701081902.GB1797@roadrunner.q.local>

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On Sun, Jul 01, 2007 at 10:19:03AM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> On Wed, 27.06.2007 at 08:12:06 +0200, Roland Smith wrote:
> > Unfortunately I can't check the drives with smartctl; they produce an S=
CSI
> > error. I'll try 'camcontrol defects', and see if that turns up anything.
>=20
> Please try with atausb. Remove umass/da/scsi from your kernel and add
> atausb. Might be worth a try.

I tested the disk by putting it in another computer and running the
manufacturer's diagnostic from the ultimate boot CD
(www.ultimatebootcd.com) and it was fine.

> Other than that, I wish FreeBSD could somehow translate those SMART
> commands, so it would work with USB/Firewire enclosures of all sorts.

It turned out that my enclosure used a USB/firewire chip with known
problems, the Prolific PL3507 which has a problem with large
transfers. I've ditched it.

Roland
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R.F.Smith                                   http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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