"Steven M. Bellovin" wrote:

>
> > your normal mode doesn't show a geom at all. ??
> > let alone a false one.
> > indicating problem.  surprising.
>
> Yes, I agree, but I'm not inclined to argue with success....
>

:)))




>
> >
> > see below
> >
> > your disk mode shows a geom??
> > indicating success.
> >
> Yup.
>
> It might be that I don't get the geometry message in normal mode because
> the device shows as "not ready" initially.
>
> >
> > anyhow i tried disk mode and it was the same result for me.
> > ie doesn't work.
> > except that after it the whole machine froze.
> > couldn't even ping it from elsewhere.
> >
> That sounds like an even worse bug in our kernel....
>
> Anyhow -- I think this going to take attention from one of the USB
> specialists, and probably some USB traces.  I'll be happy to run whatever
> is needed on my end, though for me it's a lot easier to do with -current.
>

yep.
sounds good.

i'll leave it for a bit.
see if a usb guru turns up with comments here.
else i might post on current.

chs,
Paul.





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>                 --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb

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Paul
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