Add on: I _was_ able to read/write, when copying files from my linux box to the hd earlier today. I just tried to copy the files from the hd, that were copied onto it from the WinXP box, and that doesn't work. It starts and only copies about 30 - 40 kb and then hangs as well. Afterwards, the files disappear again. And not only the files copied from WinXp disappear (like stated earlier) but also files, that I copied from my linux box. btw: I'm running 2.4.22-2188 bit Am Mittwoch 05 Mai 2004 00:50 schrieb bit: > Hi, > > i bought an external USB 2.0 harddrive frame today, which I equipped with > an IBM DTLA 30 GB harddrive I had lying around. > I can mount that drive via my USB 2.0 port - no problem so far. > I can read/write as normal user, since I specified that in /etc/fstab > "/dev/sda1 /mnt/USB vfat uid=xxx,gid=xxx,rw 0 0" > Transfer rates are like I expected them to be. > > The problem starts, when I do anything else, then just writing to the drive > or copying from it. For example, trying to watch an mpeg, which was copied > onto the drive from a Win XP box. > Xine/mplayer simply refuse to start and hang. > After that, the files, that were copied from the Win XP box disapear. > If I then umount the drive and try to remount it, it's not possible to do > so: > > $ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/USB > Error: no blockoriented device > > $ mount -o loop /dev/sda1 /mnt/USB (-o shouldn't be necessary) > Error: no device found > > I tried looking for a way to restart hotplug, but I couldn't find anything > in /etc/init.d/ > > So here are my questions: > 1. Is there anything special about files, that are written by Win XP onto a > FAT32 partition ? > > 2. Is there a quick way to restart hotplug, and would that help at all ? > > Or is the hd the one to blame ? > > I searched the list archive for "usb mount", but couldn't find anything > similar. > > Thanks for any help or hints. > > bit
