Re: System crashes on USB connection

[DrEagle <dreagle@doukki.net>]

Hy,

On 28.11.2012 05:33, Herman Swartz wrote:
> Thanks for your feedback Rainer.
>
> Herman
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rainer H. Rauschenberg <rainerh@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de>
> To: "debian-arm@lists.debian.org" <debian-arm@lists.debian.org>
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 3:37 PM
> Subject: Re: System crashes on USB connection
>
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2012, Herman Swartz wrote:
>
> > I have a Sheeva PLUG dev kit with Debian Linux release and the USB 
> > port
> > is not able to handle having a second USB device connected
> > simultaineously. I tried connecting a USB hub into the single USB of 
> > the
> > Sheeva PLUG and then plugging a hard drive into the hub. The PLUG is
> > able to boot using the USB hard drive but plugging anything else 
> > into
> > the USB hub disrupts everything. Debian must not coordinate adding
> > additional USB devices without disrupting the first device, probably
> > changing the existing device's reference point within the OS.
>
> I don't think Debian is to blame -- I have a USB-Stick and 2 HDs via 
> a
> USB-Hub attached to the NSLU2 and added the second HD while the slug 
> was
> running without any problem.

I use a few sheevaplugs with debian.

Take care of the devices naming.

If you do not use UUID or unique name, you may lost your system link.
It's not a Debian specific error, nor a ShevaPlug bug but a user 
misconfiguration !

The same for NSLU2 or any other Debian boxes...

Regards,
Gérald