LaCie P'9230 USB 3.0 Drive Not Recognized

[Doug Sampson]

I went out and got a LaCie P'9230 drive, an external USB 3.0/2.0 2TB drive (http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10559). FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE #5 running on an Intel D845GEBV2L motherboard does not recognize it.



Apr 23 15:57:11 test kernel: usb_alloc_device: set address 2 failed (USB_ERR_STALLED, ignored)

Apr 23 15:57:11 test kernel: usbd_setup_device_desc: getting device descriptor at addr 2 failed, USB_ERR_STALLED

Apr 23 15:57:12 test kernel: usbd_req_re_enumerate: addr=2, set address failed! (USB_ERR_STALLED, ignored)

Apr 23 15:57:12 test kernel: usbd_setup_device_desc: getting device descriptor at addr 2 failed, USB_ERR_STALLED

Apr 23 15:57:13 test kernel: usbd_req_re_enumerate: addr=2, set address failed! (USB_ERR_STALLED, ignored)

Apr 23 15:57:13 test kernel: usbd_setup_device_desc: getting device descriptor at addr 2 failed, USB_ERR_STALLED

Apr 23 15:57:13 test kernel: ugen3.2: <Unknown> at usbus3 (disconnected)

Apr 23 15:57:13 test kernel: uhub_reattach_port: could not allocate new device

root at test:/usr/home/install#



'camcontrol devlist -v' does not indicate any daX devices.



What does the error messages above indicate?



I've used a variety of smaller external LaCie USB 2.0 drives with this motherboard successfully in the past.



A link at the LaCie web site (http://www.lacie.com/more/index.htm?id=10112) indicates that a driver needs to be installed on a Mac in order to realize true USB 3.0 speeds. Does this mean that for me to use this drive, I need a special driver? I think not especially when I'm attaching it to an USB 2.0 port.



I contacted tech support at LaCie and their response was, as expected, that they do not support FreeBSD as the OS and to use Windows or OSX instead.



I've consulted the hardware compatibility list but it appears to not have been updated to reflect newer hardware.



Any advice would be appreciated.



~Doug