Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262139AbUJZDBR (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:01:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262138AbUJZDBA (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:01:00 -0400 Received: from grunt9.ihug.co.nz ([203.109.254.51]:29356 "EHLO grunt9.ihug.co.nz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262139AbUJZC6r (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:58:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:01:17 +1300 (NZDT) From: jmduthie@ihug.co.nz X-X-Sender: spudgun@hades.internal.beyondhelp.co.nz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: usb-storage, hotplug, zip drive disappears after time Message-ID: X-I-Opt-Out-NOW: E-Mail Addresses in this message may not be used to Deliver Unsolicited Commercial E-mail - This E-Mail message is NOT a request to subscribe to any E-mail advertising service or list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 937 Lines: 23 I have a few headless fileservers around the place with a usb zip 750 attached ans a cron job taring files to the zip then ejecting it. it all worked perfectly until I upgraded to 2.6.x ( right upto 2.6.8.1 ) it seems that if the server is booted with the zip attached it doesn't detect at all , unpluging and reattaching the zip drive makes the machine detect the zip , where I can ssh in and then run my tar job manually , but then the server just forgets the zip drive is there. it seems to power save and disconnect and nothing I can do, from the linux side of the usb cable, can make it reconnect, is anyone haivng sinilar problems ? -- John Duthie E-Mail: - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/