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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:11:11 +0200 Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@aitel.hist.no> wrote: > Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:18:04 +0200 > > Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@aitel.hist.no> wrote: > > > > > >> 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. > >> > >> > > > > What device driver is providing /dev/sdc? > > > It is an usb card reader, so it is "usb mass storage" > and "scsi disk". > > Did any previous kernels work correctly? If so, which? > > > > I just got that card reader, so I haven't tested any earlier kernels. > I have another machine with a card reader, which I have used for > a long time. But I only ever copy files with "cp" on that one. > > This time I used "dd" to get an image of the entire card, and got trouble > when using 1M chunks. > > I can try with verbose scsi debug messages if that might help? > Maybe. The first step is to tell the developers. (adds cc). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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