Maxtor OneTouch 1394 + 2.4.18 = Freeze

From: Karl A. Krueger (kkrueger_at_example.edu)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 18:50:33 +0000 (UTC)

A scientist here just got a Maxtor OneTouch 200GB FireWire device and
wants to add it to his Red Hat 8 system (running kernel 2.4.18). When
the drive is connected to the computer, however, the system rapidly
locks up -- a complete freeze, with even Alt+SysRq+various unable to
bomb out of it. No kernel messages are forthcoming; the system freezes
before anything can get printed out.

The usual attempts to STFW don't seem to come up with anything.

FWIW, the host computer is a Dell Precision 450, dual-processor, with a
Texas Instruments 1394 interface.

I'm about to recommend upgrading to a later kernel to see if it's fixed,
but I'd rather hear if there's a known bug first. :)

Thanks! 

-- 
Karl A. Krueger <kkrueger@example.edu>
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Email address is spamtrapped.  s/example/whoi/
"Outlook not so good." -- Magic 8-Ball Software Reviews

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