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DateThu, 12 Oct 2006 14:18:04 +0200
FromHelge Hafting <>
SubjectRe: 2.6.19-rc1-mm1 - locks when using "dd bs=1M" from card reader
I found an easy way to hang the kernel when copying a SD-card:

dd if=/dev/sdc of=file bs=1048576

I.e. copy the entire 256MB card in 1MB chunks.  I got about
160MB before the kernel hung.  Not even sysrq+B worked, I needed
the reset button.  The pc has a total of 512MB memory if that matters.

Using bs=4096 instead let me copy the entire card with no problems,
but that seems to progress slower.

The above 'dd' command hangs my office pc every time. So I can repeat
it for debugging purposes. 


Helge Hafting
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