40GB Maxtor III in usb doesn't work on FC6, any kernel

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 06 July 2007, Claude Jones wrote:
>On Fri July 6 2007 12:51:28 Gene Heskett wrote:
>> I do note that libata.ko does exist in the /lib/modules path
>> for the 3 fedora kernels installed, but booting to one of
>> those kernels does not enable the use of this device.  I'm
>> thinking its a bios problem.  Can anyone confirm?
>
>Gene: I can't confirm your specific situation, but, I can confirm
>that I have a graveyard of such devices around here. They are
>notoriously finicky (if you google around you'll see). My best
>success has been with the devices that have separate power, or
>dual USB cables, one for data, and one for power; also, be aware
>that the cables themselves can be extremely problematic and some
>can't handle the extra power for some reason (I've determined
>that by simple A/B swapping); and, the hub you plug them into
>can be an issue - this all revolves around tiny differences
>between regular and high-power USB circuits and components - I
>have powered hubs from Targus, which weren't so cheap, that will
>overload the connection (the LED goes out) as soon as I plug one
>of those self-powering drives in; I have cheapie 7-port hubs
>from StarTech that never fail. The cheapie cases from Sabrent
>are really bad. I've had several LaCie's go bad - they just
>start connecting erratically at some point, and then, won't
>connect at all; well, I could go on and on, but, I would suggest
>you don't assume there's a problem with Fedora necessarily, if
>you can't get it to work.
>
>--
>Claude Jones
>Brunswick, MD, USA

Thanks Claude.  I'm beginning to think hardware, and if I can't come up with a 
working psu for it, I think I hear a new motherboard calling.

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