[nzlug] USB HDD enclosures

[Robert Coup]

Hi All,

I've been having some problems with a couple of new USB hard disk 
enclosures choking and corrupting data. If I remove the ehci_hcd module 
everything works better, but its only 11Mbit/s which isn't really up to 
scratch. From what I can find via Google it's due to the controller in 
the enclosure falling over when it gets data too quickly - apparently 
linux pushes data to the device much more aggressively than windows.

If anyone's interested, Distro is Ubuntu Dapper, USB chipsets are Intel 
82801G (mobo) and Initio (enclosure), and the enclosures are Cooler 
Master X-Craft.

Does anyone have brand recommendations for enclosures that work well? 
Preferably SATA -> USB2.

Alternatively, has anyone got eSATA working under linux? Did you use a 
special card or should onboard SATA (Intel ICH7) support it?

Cheers,

Rob :)