While I agree that this is a serious and very annoying bug, I don't think a kernel backport is necessary to fix it. A simple udev rule is all that's needed to make sure the allow_restart flag is always set. Here's how to fix it on Gutsy:
1) Open a terminal. 2) Type [ sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/98-local.rules ] 3) Paste the following text into the file: # Set the allow_restart flag for all USB mass storage devices ACTION=="add", \ SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", DRIVER=="sd" \ SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", DRIVERS=="usb-storage", \ RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 >/sys/class/scsi_disk/%k/allow_restart'" 4) Save the file. 5) Type [ sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart ] -- Another Seagate FreeAgent needs allow_restart quirk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193154 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
