I managed to resolve the problem with a different Linux kernel configuration.
Unfortunately, i have not been able to figure out yet which piece of kernel
config impacted it. I replaced a kernel with only statically compiled
elements with a very generic one with almost all options included and most
of them being modules.
Cheers
Toerless
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:33:02PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Toerless Eckert wrote:
>
> > I do have problems with external USB disks, that pretty much lead
> > to them being useless because linux does not recognize them during
> > booting or usb_storage module loading. The only way to recognize
> > them is to plug them into the running system.
> >
> > Drives are Western Digital Elements, 2TB. Kernel is 2.6.29 or 2.6.31
> >
> > not fully regocnized by linux (tried 2.6.29/2.6.31) when i boot.
>
> This has nothing to do with USB; it is a SCSI matter. The problem is
> that disk probing fails if the drives are spun down when the probe
> begins. You should post your questions on the linux-scsi mailing list.
>
> Alan Stern
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