Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:37:35 -0400 From: Paul Mather <freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu> Subject: Re: 4TB Western Digital My Book 1230 USB hard drive not working on 10.2 Message-ID: <CBF6279B-F6CF-45A9-80E9-0385C3F51A02@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <890410F7-32E1-4A30-B5F4-6940A78B9401@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <410CF5C1-2BF7-45E8-9707-12F26C4D62A1@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <55BEC52A.6080901@egr.msu.edu> <268B6AD7-FCD8-4085-B479-DF8B319860B3@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <CAF-3MvOj-qzSvbNyGfWPHKWcWBU15oA=jnDh1nVOetJJECJKaA@mail.gmail.com> <99D5AABE-39D2-4471-B707-FA46CF631BEE@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <CAFOYbck3FeEEZDQpwcGgeN1%2BE4DR_x1_oQb1TfKFghhZ=_77sw@mail.gmail.com> <890410F7-32E1-4A30-B5F4-6940A78B9401@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
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On Aug 3, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Paul Mather = <freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> wrote: > On Aug 3, 2015, at 12:17 PM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> wrote: >>=20 >> Have you tried it on HEAD, and have you tried it on the same system = with some >> recent flavor of Linux? >=20 > No, and no. It's a good idea, though. I can try it this weekend, if = I can run each OS via a USB memstick. Just to follow up on myself, I tried this external USB drive on a = 20150804-r286285 snapshot of FreeBSD/amd64 11-CURRENT on the same = system, as well as under Ubuntu 15.04. The 4 TB Western Digital My Book 1230 works under both those operating = systems. The drive is detected and works reliably when plugged in to a USB 2 port = on either 11-CURRENT or Ubuntu 15.04. It also works reliably when = plugged in to a USB 3 port on either OS, however, it isn't always = detected reliably under FreeBSD 11-CURRENT when unplugged and plugged in = again (2 times out of 3 attempts), but was detected every time without = fail under Ubuntu 15.04. So, it appears the hardware is okay; it seems the problem may lie with = FreeBSD 10.2. Cheers, Paul. >=20 > With this being such a commonplace drive, I'd hoped someone might pipe = up and say something along the lines of, "oh, you have to add USB quirk = XYZ to get that model working under FreeBSD." No such luck, it seems. >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Paul. >=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> Jack >>=20 >>=20 >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Paul Mather = <freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu = <mailto:freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>> wrote: >> On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Alban Hertroys <haramrae@gmail.com = <mailto:haramrae@gmail.com>> wrote: >>=20 >>> On 3 August 2015 at 15:01, Paul Mather = <freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu = <mailto:freebsd-lists@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>> wrote: >>>> On Aug 2, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu = <mailto:mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu>> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>>> On 08/02/2015 21:22, Paul Mather wrote: >>>>>> I have a 4TB external USB drive (Western Digital My Book 1230) = that I am trying to use under FreeBSD/amd64 10.2 (10.2-PRERELEASE #0 = r286052: Wed Jul 29 20:59:39 EDT 2015). This system has a MSI = 760GMA-P34 (FX) motherboard. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> The drive probes unreliably when plugged in to a USB 3 port. It = reliably probes when plugged into a USB 2 port. However, it works in = neither cases. Attempting to dd from the drive results in a "dd: = /dev/da0: Invalid argument". >>>=20 >>> FYI: I had been experiencing the same with a 2 TB WD MyBook on OS X >>> (Mavericks). The drive was being used for Time Machine backups, but = it >>> would at irregular intervals it would just 'disconnect' itself. My >>> guess is that there's a firmware problem in the USB3 chip in those >>> drives. >>>=20 >>> After trying to get the issue fixed for almost half a year I = returned >>> it and replaced it by a Seagate, which has been working flawlessly >>> ever since. >>>=20 >>> I'm just saying, perhaps the problem isn't with FreeBSD but with the = drive. >>=20 >>=20 >> I'd love just to get to the "randomly disconnects" stage under = FreeBSD at this point. :-) >>=20 >> Up to now, I have been unable to read ANY data off the drive under = FreeBSD, either via USB 2 or USB 3. :-( >>=20 >> However, you have given me something to think about: does anyone know = of a 4 TB USB 2 or 3 drive that will work reliably under FreeBSD = 10-STABLE right now? >>=20 >> Cheers, >>=20 >> Paul. >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> = mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable = <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>; >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org = <mailto:freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >>=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20
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