Re: Iomega SCSI-to-USB cable problem

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On Tue, 2 Sep 2014, Mark wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have an Iomega SCSI-to-USB cable, model# SCSI USBA. Iomega called it the
> Jaz USB Adapter; see
> http://www.iomega.com/europe/support/english/manuals/jazusb/home.html
> Picture: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Q4Z3PMT5L.jpg
> 
> My cable has USB ID 059B:0040. It is identical in appearance to the
> Microtech XpressSCSI, which does work with Linux. Both are probably OEM
> products manufactured by Shuttle Technology/SCM Microsystems.
> 
> I haven't been able to get my cable to work, though I only tested it with
> non-Iomega drives. Has anyone used this cable with non-Iomega drives?
> Either mine is faulty, or its firmware is designed to only work with
> Iomega drives. (I think it's most likely faulty.)
> 
> I get this dmesg output on powering on the SCSI device, inserting then
> eventually disconnecting the USB cable:
> [ 5908.360421] usb 7-1: new full speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
> [ 5910.564219] scsi8 : usb-storage 7-1:1.0
> [ 5913.704183] usb 7-1: reset full speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
> [ 5918.032207] usb 7-1: reset full speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
> [ 5922.348444] usb 7-1: reset full speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
> [ 5924.916423] usb 7-1: reset full speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
> [ 5965.296235] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, device number 4
> 
> I created usbmon and Wireshark captures when doing that. If anyone feels
> like investigating, I have uploaded them (~5KB archive) to
> http://www.mediafire.com/download/uw4d4dmcq8qfbwg/Iomega_SCSI-USB_problem.tar.gz

Please don't put your data there.  It's very difficult to retrieve 
anything from that site.  Just put the usbmon trace in the email.  
(The Wireshark capture is unlikely to contain anything of interest 
that's not in the usbmon trace, and it's a lot harder to read.)

Alan Stern

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