Subject: Re: USB problems
To: Jukka Marin <jmarin@kyyhky.embedtronics.fi>
From: Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/29/2006 20:27:34
On 12/29/06, Jukka Marin <jmarin@embedtronics.fi> wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

>
> I'm running -current (i386) and having problems with USB and removable
> media.  Many attempts to use USB memory sticks or other USB mass storage
> (like a PDA with a SD card) fail and make NetBSD freeze or become unable
> to access any disks at all.

It's probably something speciphic to this machine.
......
tar: ustar vol 1, 523 files, 2393190400 bytes read, 0 bytes written in
183 secs (13077543 bytes/sec)
tar cf - .  0.19s user 23.29s system 12% cpu 3:02.83 total
(; cd /mnt/ext/home/music; tar xvf -; )  0.22s user 22.17s system 12%
cpu 3:02.83 total
# dmesg| egrep 'umass0|uhub4|scsibus0|sd0'
uhub4 at usb4
uhub4: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
umass0 at uhub4 port 3 configuration 1 interface 0
umass0: Cypress Semiconductor USB2.0 Storage Device, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 2
umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
scsibus0 at umass0: 2 targets, 1 lun per target
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <WDC WD60, 0UE-00HCT0, 0000> disk fixed
sd0: 57231 MB, 16383 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 117210240 sectors
# uname -a
NetBSD lisa 4.99.7 NetBSD 4.99.7 (LISA.MPACPI) #8: Thu Dec 28 10:07:24
GMT 2006  root@lisa:/usr/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/LISA.MPACPI i386

(I would have tested my 4GB stick as well; it used to work fine until
someone "appropriated" it from my desk...)

This is on my laptop (HP NX6310).

>
...
> Should I try disabling ehci support to see if that helps or are the
> problems at some higher level?  Or am I the only one experiencing USB
> problems?  I don't use USB that much, but it seems I should not use
> it at all :(
>
>   -jm
>

Chavdar