Problem with an external usb HD - slow usb

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 18:13 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > It's likely that the disk came with a special driver for Windows,
> > whereas the Linux version is using a generic driver. I'd guess the
> > answer is probably in the Windows driver code, but of course it will be
> > binary and proprietary so it's of no use to anyone.
> 
> Clearly it's of _some_ use to _someone_. It just isn't of use to _you_.

No, it's of no use to anyone using a non-Windows system. Isn't that what
we're talking about on this list?

poc