Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:51:50 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: maxim naumov <muxx.mailinglists@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB external HDD problems Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206231240590.86992@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGG2Ak%2BXmWvCb3PQoqPXAW7iC0PAQ=GNV79MhhGHjLO4GmWgdw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGG2Ak%2BXmWvCb3PQoqPXAW7iC0PAQ=GNV79MhhGHjLO4GmWgdw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2012, maxim naumov wrote: > I am having problems with a recently purchased external HDD: > 0bc2:5031 Seagate RSS LLC, FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB USB 3.0. > > the HDD would work fine for a while but then the kernel would lock up > and require a powercycle. after turning off soft updates on that > filesystem the lock up has disappeared, but the system still reports > lots of errors repeatedly like the following: > > Jun 22 17:05:13 xxxx kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): AutoSense failed > Jun 22 17:05:13 xxxx kernel: > g_vfs_done():da0s1d[WRITE(offset=406613852160, length=16384)]error = 5 > > after getting into that state the HDD seems unresponsive. usbconfig > reset/power doesn't help, you have to physically unplug the drive and > plug it back in. > > the same FreeBSD box, same USB socket, same cable, same backup > software and data, but a different USB 3.0 drive (Verbatim 1TB) shows > no errors. Doing some research on drives lately, I saw notes from Mac users complaining that these drives went off-line due to power saving. Unfortunately I can't find those comments again. So it's worth trying to disable power saving on that drive. sysutils/ataidle can do it, and can run from rc.conf: ataidle_enable="YES" ataidle_devices="da0" ataidle_da0="-P 0" Failing that, the Windows software included with the drive might be able to disable the standby or sleep mode. Apparently some of these drives ignore that and sleep anyway. I would call that defective and return the drive.
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