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Bug#487490: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686: USB_PERSIST is enabled, but does not work



On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 01:18:50PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 10:28:55AM +0200, Astrid S. de Wijn wrote:
> > 
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686
> > Version: 2.6.25-5
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > 
> > In 2.6.25 debian kernels, USB_PERSIST has been enabled, to make it possible to suspend with mounted usb storage 
> > filesystems which lose power during suspend.  Even though the interface in /sys exists, and I write "1" to every
> > device's persist file, I still lose the usb storage devices after resume as if I had suspended without USB_PERSIST.
> > The result is journal commit I/O errors and risk of filesystem corruption.  The storage devices in question are a
> > usb SD card reader and a usb stick attached to a usb hub, which contains my / filesystem.
> > 
> > I've done a little bit of digging and found someone who reported a suspiciously similar problem.  In the thread
> > a patch is mentioned:
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.usb.general/2031/match=usb+persist+issue
> > The patch was supposed to be submitted for 2.6.25, but the 2.6.25 debian-patched kernel sources don't seem to
> > have it.  I have not been able to test yet wether this patch fixes my problem.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Astrid
> 
> please checkout 2.6.26-rcX kernels. they have got patches for it
> see apt trunk lines http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
> 
> (beware to blacklist snd-pcsp )
> 
> -- 
> maks

I've tried it with 2.6.26-rc6.  USB_PERSIST works for the card
reader, but unfortunately not for the usb stick.  Aparently there is
another problem.  :(

Astrid


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Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM)
Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM)
Faculty of Science
Radboud University Nijmegen 
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