On 2020-05-02 14:02, Louis Lagendijk wrote:
On Sat, 2020-05-02 at 12:35 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> On 2020-05-02 05:16, George N. White III wrote:
>> On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 00:13, ToddAndMargo via users
>> <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org <mailto:
>> users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I just installed
>> Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-32-1.6.iso
>>
>> on a customer's old laptop. The laptop previously had
>> Windows XP installed on it. So many things had gone
>> wrong that it was time to try something else.
>>
>> Okay, the laptop now runs beautifully, with one exception.
>> If I copy files from a USB3 flash drive (all the ports
>> are USB2) the entire machine freezes: screen, mouse,
>> keyboard are completely frozen.
>> _storage
>> Now I tortured the machine for hours with streaming
>> this and that, kpat, etc.. As long as I do not
>> insert a USB3 flash drive, the machine works perfectly.
>>
>> May I presume that her USB2 ports are power
>> compromised? Your thoughts.
>>
>>
>> Flash drives shouldn't use much power, but there could
>> be issues with power management on USB ports
>> and devices.
>
> That is what I am thinking. Copying would increase the power.
It should be fairly easy to test: connect the USB stick through a
powered hub to the computer....
/Louis
I was going to send her a powered hub if that ever became
an issue.
I carry this one with me
https://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Hubs/4-port-usb-3-hub~HB3...
But it is USB3.
You have not lived until you come across a laptop
whose keyboard and mouse are failing and its usb
power bus can only take one thing installed and you
have to copy files off to a flash drive.
AAAAHHHH!!!!! Now I carry the powered hub.