Re: [gentoo-user] external SSD problem

[Grant]

>> I just got one of these:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208913
>>
>> It seems to work fine except that once I eject it in Thunar, I get
>> this in dmesg:
>>
>> sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache
>> sd 8:0:0:0: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery
>>
>> The only way to get the /dev/sdb device back is to 'modprobe -r
>> xhci_hcd && modprobe xhci_hcd'.  I've tried two different USB3 cables.
>>  I have an external USB3 hard drive that works fine but /dev/sdb
>> doesn't appear after ejecting the SSD unless I modprobe xhci_hcd.
>> Should I file a kernel bug?
>
> What happens if you issue "umount /mountpoint" from a vt, rather than clicking
> "eject" in Thunar?

That does work fine as does right-click + Unmount from within Thunar.
Ejecting from within Thunar seems to be the troublesome one.

- Grant