From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Pierre Tomon <pierretom+12@ik.me>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: USB disconnection after mounting file system
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 15:35:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2025100905-gestation-founder-3e70@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4chgTL1WjjzCqn@smtp-3-0000.mail.infomaniak.ch>
On Wed, Oct 08, 2025 at 05:48:05PM -0000, Pierre Tomon wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> On a new HD dock station I got USB disconnection intermittently, when
> filsystem is mounted only, after this it automatically reconnect. On
> this device, I use a C to A adapter to connect to the PC.
> I have another hard drive enclosure, that use the same HD, with A-B
> cable and this does not happen.
Sounds like the cable is the issue, this is an electrical issue where
the device disconnects from the host. We can't control this in the
kernel.
> Kernel 6.16.9
> FS: ext4, does not happen with NTFS.
Perhaps ext4 pushes more data to the disk causing it to draw more power
and things flake out?
good luck!
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-09 13:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-08 17:48 USB disconnection after mounting file system Pierre Tomon
2025-10-09 13:35 ` Greg KH [this message]
2025-10-09 14:07 ` Michal Pecio
2025-10-09 14:31 ` Pierre Tomon
2025-10-13 8:46 ` Michal Pecio
2025-10-13 12:28 ` Pierre Tomon
2025-10-14 20:09 ` Pierre Tomon
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