Re: 2016-10-01-netbsd-raspi-earmv6hf.img (Re: Raspberry Pi update please.)

[Christian Baer <christian.baer%uni-dortmund.de@localhost>]

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On 10/03/16 23:46, Paul Goyette wrote:

> I use a USB-attached hard-drive for my periodic "off-line" backups,
> and have never had any problems with the device
> connecting/disconnecting. Also, my keyboard does not d/c either,
> and on the rare occassion when I use a flash drive, it remains
> connected, too.
> 
> So I probably wouldn't worry about it.  This problem seems to be
> only related to mice.

I second that!

Although the problem I had with the USB-HD was really ball-busting,
the drive actually never disconnected by itself - and neither did the
keyboard. I was merely trying to point out that USB isn't flawless and
the disconnecting mice aren't the only problem that USB has.

Just to clarify this:
The USB-hub crashed when I disconnected an external drive (didn't make
a diff whether I powered it down or just pulled the plug). The same
thing happened, when I put the drive in a dock. I mean one of these
things:

http://www.buycoms.com/Article/6822/ORICO_HARD_DRIVE_DOCK_6648_Series_66
48SUSJ3-02.jpg

I tried two different models, one pretty cheap, one more expensive.
With both I could also crash the USB-hub by pulling the drive out of
the dock (even though this was explicitly permitted according to the
dock's manual). Pulling the plug or powering the dock down still
"worked" of course.

Best regards,
Chris
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