Re: kern/41935: Addition to umass(4) man-page

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/41935; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/41935: Addition to umass(4) man-page
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:51:10 -0500 (CDT)

 On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Matthew Mondor wrote:
 
 >  On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:50:01 +0000 (UTC)
 >  Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost> wrote:
 >  
 >  > >Synopsis:       Addition to umass(4) man-page
 >  
 >  I'm somewhat surprised that umass(4) has a list considering that the
 >  goal is implementation of the USB standard Mass Storage class, where
 >  all compatible devices should work.
 >  
 >  That said, there are many devices that don't fully comply to the UMASS
 >  protocol, which might explain such a list?  If we listed all working
 >  devices, there might be several thousand to add I think...
 >  
 >  Should we keep adding every known to work device to that list?
 >  Otherwise, should the currently very partial list be kept?
 
 I have two different devices than simply hang "mount". I received an 
 email off-list about this same topic saying that many have reported that 
 UMASS for most devices doesn't work and that a list of confirmed working 
 devices is needed.