ICY BOX Sata USB box runs ar 1M instead of 40M+

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Saturday 10 March 2012 15:16:05 Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> Hi USB folks,
> For external disk enclosure, trade name "ICY BOX"
> /var/log messages shows USB configuring for 1.000MB/s
> 
> The cardboard box I bought it in from shop says
> 	1 x 2.5" SATA, 1 x USB 3.0 IB-231StU3
> 	http://www.icybox.de 	->
> 	http://www.raidsonic.de/en/products/details.php?we_objectID=7564
> 	Clicking Spec says: USB 3.0 up to 5 Gbit/s
> 
> The HP notebook
> 	http://berklix.com/~jhs/hardware/hp/pavilion/dm3-1155ea
> has 4 USB 2.0 ports.
> 
> If I connect a USB stick on the same port, the notebook offers 40M.
> 
> The disk on all 4 ports only offers 1M.
> I tried external power to disk too, no help
> 	(well I'd hoped maybe low V might have sabotaged negotiation - long shot
> ;-)
> 
> I suspect/ hope I just need to do a quirk table entry ? Hints please ?
> 
> 8.2-RELEASE amd64,
> I'd prefer to stay on 8.2 but I have a smallish space for a temporary
> current or 9 if I have to.

Hi,

Are there any errors in dmesg?

1.0 MByte/s is because it enumerates at FULL speed instead of HIGH speed.

Check with usbconfig

--HPS