Strange (repeatable) hang when ripping a CD

[perryh at pluto.rain.com]

jw <jwdevel at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Polytropon<freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:
> > Maybe wrong cable (40 pin)? The "device detached" message
> > doesn't look good. First of all, it shouzld at least be UDMA66.
> > Maybe defective drive due to failing TUR taskqueuing?
>
> Wow, thanks for the 'bad cable' idea. I replaced the (brand new)
> cable and it's working, now. Previously, it was the right kind,
> it must have just been flakey.

You might want to give that brand-new "bad" cable another try before
tossing it.  It may just not have been plugged in quite all the way
at one connector or another (e.g. 39 of 40 pins making contact).