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On Monday 14 November 2005 08:31, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> (A little OT, but hey, I use gentoo :) |
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> I am looking for a recommendation for a usb 2 and firewire 2.5 inch |
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> external case. |
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> I heard that there are problems with the prolific firewire chipset, a |
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> friend had one that wiped the partition table every time he plugged it |
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> into his PC's firewire port! (same device worked ok with usb). |
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> I've also heard that the oxford chipset is good + fast. |
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> I am looking for something that will be able to push as much data from |
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> my 2.5in 60Gb 5400rpm laptop HD as possible. I'm replacing it with a |
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> larger HD so I want to use the storage in a reasonable manner. |
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> I appreciate your suggestions, especially if you're using a particular |
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> device already. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au> |
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My Experience: get one with an oxford chip, you'll have less trouble. |
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I've got a noname enclosure with a prolific chip and had my partition table |
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wiped a few times. |
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It is now running stable, but only if you load the sbp2 module with |
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serialize_io=1. (Wich is the default since 2.6.14) |
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Since I figured that out i've had no problems with the device. also make sure |
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to get the latest firmware if you do go for prolific. you can get it for |
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their homepage somewhere and flash it using a windows box and usb. |
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So: Prolofic devices can be made to run stable but i've heard of no problems |
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with oxford chips. |
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unless you get a prolific really cheap go for oxford. |
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greets Benny |
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