Am 23.05.20 um 22:33 schrieb Alan Stern: >>>> I'm trying to get external HDDs from Sony to work under Linux with USB 3.0. >> [...] >>>> - PSZ-HA2T: idVendor=054c, idProduct=087d >>>> - PSZ-HA1T: idVendor=054c, idProduct=087d >>>> - PSZ-HA50: idVendor=054c, idProduct=087d >>>> - PSZ-HC1T: idVendor=054c, idProduct=0c4f [...] >> Because with setting the f flag (via options usb-storage quirks=054c:087d:f) the >> PSZ-HA*1*T starts behaving nicely. [...] >> The PSZ-HA*2*T, however, still doesn't work with that. [...] > That device seems to be behaving so badly, it's hard to tell what the > underlying problem is. > > I'd start by blacklisting the device for UAS, so forcing it to use > usb-storage, which is a somewhat simpler protocol. Next, you should > collect a usbmon trace showing what happens when you plug in the > PSZ-HA2T. That will tell us what's going on, even if it doesn't suggest > a way to work around the problems. > > (The instructions for usbmon are in the kernel source file > Documentation/usb/usbmon.rst.) Thanks. Will give that a shot. Is there any way to differentiate between devices other than vendor and product ID? Because the PSZ-HA1T (which seems to be working thanks to your help) and the PSZ-HA2T (which still refuses to work) have the *same* vendor and product ID. Regards -- Till -- Dipl.-Inform. Till Dörges doerges@xxxxxxxxxxxx Tel. +49 - 40 - 244 2407 - 0 Fax +49 - 40 - 244 2407 - 24 PRESENSE Technologies GmbH Nagelsweg 41, D-20097 HH Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors AG Hamburg, HRB 107844 Till Dörges, Jürgen Sander USt-IdNr.: DE263765024