>>> 2. When writing large files to an USB memory stick FAT file system >>> (say, >>> a large TAR archive), the mount is lost, leading to a truncated file. >> >> Try putting the memory stick on a powered usb hub and see if that works >> better. > > I did, and for this reason I suspect the USB driver and not the power > supply.
Where is the large file coming from? I've just copied some 100MB files from /dev/zero and from a 9p server to /n/sdU0.0, with no problem. Maybe something about your particular memory stick is less compatible with Plan 9?
