Linksys NSLU2 connection problems.

I connected up my Freecom 400Gb Hard Drive to my PC via USB, formatted to
NTFS, and copied my files over from my PC.

Then I connected the drive up to port 1 on the NSLU2.

Within a few minutes my connection to the Freecom hard drive starts to slow
up and then just grinds to a halt. The NSLU2 just freezes up; nothing
responds (web admin pages, the share, or indeed the power switch on the
front of the unit).

I'm running the latest beta firmware V2.3R72. It was the exact same with the
previous firmware V2.3 R63

If I format the hard drive through the NSLU2 as EXT3 (which seems to be the
only option) everything is fine but I would rather have the NTFS option so I
can transfer larger files plus the EXT 3 runs really slow.

Linksys have been no help. Any suggestions?

Round Square wrote:
> I connected up my Freecom 400Gb Hard Drive to my PC via USB, formatted to
> NTFS, and copied my files over from my PC.
>
> Then I connected the drive up to port 1 on the NSLU2.
>
> Within a few minutes my connection to the Freecom hard drive starts to slow
> up and then just grinds to a halt. The NSLU2 just freezes up; nothing
> responds (web admin pages, the share, or indeed the power switch on the
> front of the unit).
>
> I'm running the latest beta firmware V2.3R72. It was the exact same with the
> previous firmware V2.3 R63
>
> If I format the hard drive through the NSLU2 as EXT3 (which seems to be the
> only option) everything is fine but I would rather have the NTFS option so I
> can transfer larger files plus the EXT 3 runs really slow.
>
> Linksys have been no help. Any suggestions?
>
>
>

Use Port 2
According to Linksys website

8/18/2005

Linksys
A division of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Firmware Release Notes for NSLU2.
**************************************
V2.3R63 (7/06/2005)
1. FAT32/NTFS support on Port 2 and FAT32/EXT3 support on port 1

V23R61 (05/31/05)
Change List :
1. FAT32/NTFS support on port 2 and FAT32 support on port 1

V23R60 (05/27/05)
Change List
Support FAT HDD and FLASH in USB Port 1

V23R59 (04/14/20005)
Fix bug that cannot copy large zip file into FAT HDD.

V23R58 (04/13/20005)
1. Remove Media Functions
2. Fix bug that cannot delete groups sometimes.
3. Upgrade samba to be 3.0.11

V23R57 (04/04/20005)
1. Support NTFS
2. Support iTunes, UpnP AV and MP3 BroadCast.
3. Fix bug that cannot copy large zip file into FAT HDD

V23R55 (02/16/20005)
1. Remove NTFS support.

V23R54 (02/05/20005)
1. Support card pull and plug in Card Reader.
2. Update NTFS driver.

"Kev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Round Square wrote:
>> I connected up my Freecom 400Gb Hard Drive to my PC via USB, formatted to
>> NTFS, and copied my files over from my PC.
>>
>> Then I connected the drive up to port 1 on the NSLU2.
>>
>> Within a few minutes my connection to the Freecom hard drive starts to
>> slow up and then just grinds to a halt. The NSLU2 just freezes up;
>> nothing responds (web admin pages, the share, or indeed the power switch
>> on the front of the unit).
>>
>> I'm running the latest beta firmware V2.3R72. It was the exact same with
>> the previous firmware V2.3 R63
>>
>> If I format the hard drive through the NSLU2 as EXT3 (which seems to be
>> the only option) everything is fine but I would rather have the NTFS
>> option so I can transfer larger files plus the EXT 3 runs really slow.
>>
>> Linksys have been no help. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>
> Use Port 2
> According to Linksys website
>
> 8/18/2005
>
> Linksys
> A division of Cisco Systems, Inc.
>
> Firmware Release Notes for NSLU2.
> **************************************
> V2.3R63 (7/06/2005)
> 1. FAT32/NTFS support on Port 2 and FAT32/EXT3 support on port 1

Thanks Kev but apparently that is a well known cock up that Linksys have
made and it should be round the other way i.e. Port 1=FAT32/NTFS , Port
2=FAT32/EXT3 but I'm going to give it a try anyway.

Cheers.