Smallsy Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi, I have a usb hard drive that I just connected to my macbook. The hard drive spins up and is recognized by the system but while I'm copying files to it, the hard drive simply stalls and I end up having to reboot. I tried the drive on a windows vista RC2 partition I have on this laptop and it works flawlessly. Any insight anyone might have on this problem would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Birra Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi, I have a usb hard drive that I just connected to my macbook. The hard drive spins up and is recognized by the system but while I'm copying files to it, the hard drive simply stalls and I end up having to reboot. I tried the drive on a windows vista RC2 partition I have on this laptop and it works flawlessly. Any insight anyone might have on this problem would be greatly appreciated. I would check the system.log (/var/log/system.log). You will probably find the USB error listed there. I had a similar problem and a powered hib solved it. My log was populated with "transactions past the completion timeout" or something like that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/#findComment-266420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallsy Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I would check the system.log (/var/log/system.log). You will probably find the USB error listed there. I had a similar problem and a powered hib solved it. My log was populated with "transactions past the completion timeout" or something like that. I checked the log and this is what it gives me: Jan 1 21:04:43 jordan-reddekopps-computer kernel[0]: USBF: 251.625 AppleUSBEHCI[0x37cd000]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 253, timing out! That was on the log two times in a row and the file copy dialog is still open Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/#findComment-266465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hmm, do a system update and/or format the USB drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/#findComment-266467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallsy Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hmm, do a system update and/or format the USB drive. The system is completely up to date and I've formatted the drive several times. No luck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/#findComment-266470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighoffa Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I have been having similar problems syncing my ipod through usb. I just found this article that may be helpful. The stores that would sell a powered usb hub are currently closed, so I cannot confirm that it will work. usb ipod transfer problems Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37408-usb-hard-drive-stalls/#findComment-276125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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