From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1424100AbWLHDUL (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:20:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1164391AbWLHDUK (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:20:10 -0500 Received: from shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net ([24.71.223.10]:60570 "EHLO pd5mo3so.prod.shaw.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1164390AbWLHDUJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:20:09 -0500 Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:18:23 -0600 From: Robert Hancock Subject: Re: single bit errors on files stored on USB-HDDs via USB2/usb_storage In-reply-to: To: linux-kernel Cc: Matthias Schniedermeyer , DervishD Message-id: <4578D97F.7020107@shaw.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > Hmmm. That's the only thing that i currently may be doing wrong. > I have a 1,5 Meter and a 4,5 Meter cable connected to the USB-Controller > and i only use of them depending on where the HDD is placed in my room, > the other one is dangling unconnected. > > Then i will unconnect the short cable and use the long cable exclusivly > and see if it gets better(tm). That long cable could be part of the problem - I don't think the USB specification allows for cables that long (something like a 6 foot max as I recall). -- Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam" from hancockr@nospamshaw.ca Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/