In addition, the World Edition uses WD Anywhere Access to gain remote access to the drive via the Internet. The second generation (White Lights) expands the access choices to include NFS, FTP, an iTunes server, and a Twonky media server. Data on first generation (Blue Rings) My Book World is accessed as CIFS/ SMB shared folders. They also feature an extra USB host port to allow an additional USB drive to be daisy chained. The World Edition My Books function as Network-attached storage (NAS), by way of an Ethernet interface. "Essential Edition" drives used USB 2.0 for connectivity are available in capacities of 80 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, 400 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB. The unit also turns on and off with the computer it is attached to.Įssential Edition My Book drives are almost entirely black, with the exception of a single blue light, used to indicate power and activity, or a circular green light that is located on the front of the drive. In addition to the book-like design, the My Book Essential Edition drives have an Intelligent Power Management feature that stops the drive platters after ten minutes of inactivity, rather than the usual expedient of slowing them down. Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: ses1: SCSI-3 ENC DeviceI am then able to mount file systems just fine on there.Models Essential Edition Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: ses1: Fixed Enclosure Services SCSI-6 device Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: ses1 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus7 target 0 lun 1 Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: da0: quirks=0x2 Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-6 device Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus7 target 0 lun 0 Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: umass0:7:0:-1: Attached to scbus7 Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: umass0: SCSI over Bulk-Only quirks = 0x4001 Jan 8 13:03:28 duckworth kernel: umass0: on usbus1 Jan 8 12:59:48 duckworth kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): fatal error, failed to attach to deviceI can resolve this by using usbconfig(8) to power off and then on as follows: Jan 8 12:59:47 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Error 5, Retries exhausted
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Jan 8 12:59:47 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error Jan 8 12:59:46 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Retrying command Jan 8 12:59:46 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error
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Jan 8 12:59:45 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Retrying command Jan 8 12:59:45 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error Jan 8 12:59:44 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Retrying command Jan 8 12:59:44 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error Jan 8 12:59:43 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Retrying command Jan 8 12:59:43 duckworth kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM status: CCB request completed with an error Jan 8 12:59:29 duckworth kernel: umass0:7:0:-1: Attached to scbus7 Jan 8 12:59:29 duckworth kernel: umass0: SCSI over Bulk-Only quirks = 0x4001 Jan 8 12:59:29 duckworth kernel: umass0: on usbus1 Jan 8 12:59:29 duckworth kernel: ugen1.4: at usbus1