Re: ieee1394: sbp2: sbp2util_node_write_no_wait failed

[Michael Brade <brade@informatik.uni-muenchen.de>]

On Monday 24 October 2005 16:03, John Stoffel wrote:
> Michael> I get the above message frequently while copying data (around
> Michael> 200000 mail files, 2GB) from my laptop to an external
> Michael> harddisk via ieee1394. The ieee system completely deadlocked
> Michael> with 2.6.13 without the chance to umount or reuse the
> Michael> device. Now I upgraded to 2.6.14-rc5 and I still get the
> Michael> error followed by a 10sec pause or so, but then the copying
> Michael> continues. I will have to check if it copied all data
> Michael> correctly, though.
Ok, update and good news: it did actually copy the files properly, reading and 
checking worked without errors.

> One thing I suggest right off the bat is to make sure that firmware on
> your external enclosure is updated to the latest/greatest.  Alot of
> vendors (esp those using the Prolific chipset) don't get it right
> initially.
Good guess and damn, yes, I've got the Icy Box IB-351-UE which has the 
prolific chipset, I guess it's the (cursed) PL3507. [The IcyBox FAQ says: 
IB-350/351/360UE Prolific (PL3507) - Agere (FW8028)] 

However, I've read that they had problems in 2004 and that all new devices 
(starting from October 2004) have the updated firmware already. 

I have also found some of your posts from 2004 on lkml about the prolific 
chipset, actually anything I found is mostly from 2004 :-/

So sorry for the dumb question, but do I check if I've got the newest firmware 
without windows? I had a look at www.icybox.de but found no firmware for 
ib-351, only for ib-350 and that one is from Dec 2004.

And even if I've got the newest firmware already, does the prolific stuff work 
by now or should I chuck it out the window?

> Other than that, at least it's recovering better now and not locking
> up!
Yes, which makes the thing at least usable now :-) But it still takes forever 
since it happens every 30-120 seconds. And just now the HD started making 
*really* strange noises after I let it sit there idle for 10-20 minutes or 
so. The I quickly read some files and it stopped. I'm scared of my data...

Thanks for your help,
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