[USB] External Storage Cases / External Harddrives
The idea is to create in the near future a database with reported working and non working devices
please report here if you have a device that WORKS or does NOT WORK
please also report if you have upgraded and the device stays working or not
your post should look like this: (this is an actually working product I own)
Tested: Working
Model: WL-500g
Firmware: 1.6.5.3
Device:
Brandname: Constar (OEM'd i think!!)
Brandtype: ST-2512C
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
URL To manufacturer: http://www.snt.com.tw/
URL To product: http://www.snt.com.tw/product.php?mo...&cid=22&pid=65
Device Used during test:
Brandname: Maxtor
Brandtype: Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 160GB
Brandmodel: 6Y160P0
Size: 160GB
partition: 160GB using FAT32 (with some issues when mounting)
Device Used during test:
Brandname: Maxtor
Brandtype: Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 160GB
Brandmodel: 6Y200P0
Size: 200GB
partition: 200GB using NTFS (unable writing)
60 Gb Cristie External HDD
Tested: WORKING (Thank you Oleg!)
Model: WL-500g
Hardware: 1.0
Firmware: 1.7.5.6-2 (customized by Oleg)
Device:
Brandname: Cristie External storage
Brandtype: 60Gb USB2
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
URL To manufacturer: http://www.cristie.com/
URL To product
Harddisk device used during test:
Brandname: Seagate
Brandtype: Baracuda 7200.7
Brandmodel: ST360014
Size: 60GB
partition: 30 GB FAT32
2'5 external disk TRANSCEND
Tested: Working
Model: WL-500g
Firmware:
Device:
Brandname: TRANSCEND
Brandtype: 2,5" Hard Disk Casing
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
URL To product: http://www.transcendusa.com/DLCenter...reJet25HDD.pdf
URL To manufacturer: http://www.transcendusa.com
Device Used during test:
Brandname:
Brandtype:
Brandmodel:
Size: 20GB
partition: 1 x 20 gb fat32
DIGITUS USB 2.0 3,5" HardDisk-case with IDE HD
Tested: Not Working (dies after a while)
Model: WL-500g Deluxe (WL-500gx)
Firmware: 1.9.2.7-5a
Device: DIGITUS USB 2.0 3,5" HardDisk-case with Seagte HD installed
based on the Genesys-Chip 'GL811E" (See http://www.genesyslogic.com/econtent...stcidx=3&SN=34 for details)
Brandname: DIGITUS (but seen also with other labels like http://www.materiel.net/buffer/11668.jpg see entry of user 'smarechal') or entry as of "27-06-2005, 11:16" by user "oleo"
Brandtype: USB 2.0 HDD Case 3.5"
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
HD Size: 3.5"
URL To manufacturer: http://www.digitus.de/
URL To product: no longer existing, product no longer available
Device Used during test:
Brandname: Seagate
Brandtype: ST3200822A
Brandmodel: Barracuda 7200.7
Size: 200 GBytes
partition: see below log entries
usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: Vendor: ST320082 Model: 2A Rev: 0811
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: SCSI device sda: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB)
Jan 1 00:00:07 kernel: Partition check:
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: p1 p2
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on sd(8,1), internal journal
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Jan 1 00:00:08 kernel: Adding Swap: 524276k swap-space (priority -1)
after a while during constand HDD-traffic! (looks like some sort of buffer overflow) the red HDD-LED remains constantly on but access to the drive is no longer possible. Others seems to have had the same problem with that pice (of sh..). removing power and applying power again solves the problem, but Windooz does not like such procedures.
The box has the very same problem if connected directly to the PC rather to the WL500gx. Thus seems not to be a problem caused by the ASUS box.
QTEC 3.5" Harddisk Case USB 2.0
Tested: NOT Working
QTEC 3.5" Harddisk Case USB 2.0
QTEC 3.5" Harddisk Case USB 2.0
Tested: NOT Working
Model: WL-500g Deluxe (WL-500gx)
Firmware: 1.9.2.7-6a
Brandtype: USB 2.0 HDD Case 3.5"
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
HD Size: 3.5"
URL To manufacturer: http://www.qtec.info
URL To product: http://www.qtec.info/products/produc...=14214&specs=1
http://download.qtec.info/_images/pr...arge/14214.jpg
After several hours of giFT processing USB connection dies with the following klog:
Code:
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usb-storage: host_reset() requested but not implemented
scsi: device set offline - command error recover failed: host 0 channel 0 id 0 l
un 0
SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 6050000
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7828824
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7828832
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7828888
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7828952
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829016
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829080
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829144
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829208
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829272
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829336
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829400
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829464
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829512
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 6143600
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 6819944
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30776
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30840
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30880
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 7829208
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30888
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30952
I/O error: dev 08:03, sector 30960
I/O error: dev ...
Tried this on two hard disks with same results.
Two ext3 partitions with 128MB swap. After hard reset it works again until it dies.
Vosonic X's Drive II VP 2060: NOT WORKING
Tested: NOT WORKING
Model: WL-500g
Firmware: 1.9.2.7-6b by Oleg
Device:
Brandname: Vosonic
Brandtype: X's Drive II VP 2060
USB Interface: USB 2.0
USB chip: don't know
URL To manufacturer: http://www.vosonic.co.uk/index.htm
URL To product: http://www.vosonic.co.uk/vp2060.html
HDD used:
Brandname: Samsung
Brandtype: Spinpoint MP0302H, 5400rpm, 8MB cache
Size: 30GB
Partition: 30GB FAT32 (27,9GB real size)
URL To manufacturer: http://www.samsung.com
URL To product: http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...es_MP0302H.htm
Q-tec 3,5"case & Seagate Barracuda -> Working
Tested: WORKING!
Model: WL-500g
Firmware: 1.9.5.0
Device:
Brandname: Q-Tec
Brandtype: 3.5" Harddisk Case USB 2.0
USB Interface: USB 2.0
Info:
USB chip: ??
1.1 Compatible
UDMA (max): 100
URL To manufacturer: http://www.qtec.info
URL To product: http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=14214
HDD used:
Brandname: Seagate Barracuda
Brandtype: ,ST340015A, 5400rpm, 2MB cache
Size: 40GB
Partition: 20GB FAT32, 20GB FAT32
URL To manufacturer: http://www.seagate.com
URL To product: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/...81,574,00.html
Q-tec 3,5"case & Seagate Barracuda -> Working
Working
Model: WL-500g
Firmware: 1.9.5.0
Device:
Brandname: Q-tec
Brandtype: 3.5" Harddisk Case USB 2.0
USB Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbit) compliant
HD type: Seagate Barracuda 40GB
HD Size: 40GB 3.5" 5400 rpm
Partition(s): 20GB FAT32 & 20 GB FAT32
URL To manufacturer: http://www.qtec.info
URL To product, HD Case: http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=14214
URL To product, Seagate HD: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/...81,574,00.html
Toshiba Hard Drive 320 GB WORKING
Tested: WORKING!
Model: WL-500gx
Firmware: 1.9.2.7-7b
Device:
Brandname: Toshiba
Brandtype: external 3.5'' Hard Drive 320 GB
Part Number: PX1223E-1G32
USB Interface: high-speed USB 2.0
URL To manufacturer: http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com
URL To product: http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.c...TION_ID=111478
