uname:

Linux ubuntu 2.6.12-9-386 #1 Mon Oct 10 13:14:36 BST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

dmesg:

[4295066.213000] usb 2-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[4295066.306000] scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[4295066.311000] usb-storage: device found at 3
[4295066.311000] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[4295071.312000]   Vendor: LaCie     Model: Biggest F800      Rev: 1.32
[4295071.312000]   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 04
[4295071.315000] SCSI device sde: 3907084288 512-byte hdwr sectors (2000427 MB)
[4295071.315000] sde: assuming drive cache: write through
[4295071.318000] SCSI device sde: 3907084288 512-byte hdwr sectors (2000427 MB)
[4295071.318000] sde: assuming drive cache: write through
[4295071.318000]  /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
[4295071.342000] Attached scsi disk sde at scsi4, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
[4295137.407000] usb 2-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[4295140.469000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[4295155.632000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[4295155.795000] usb 2-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[4295158.857000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[4295174.020000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110
[4295174.183000] usb 2-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[4295179.195000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[4295184.307000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[4295184.470000] usb 2-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[4295189.482000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[4295194.594000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[4295194.695000] scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery: host 4 channel 0 id 0 lun 0
[4295194.695000] scsi4 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 1
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 2
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 3
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 4
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 5
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 6
[4295194.695000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 7
[4295194.695000] usb 2-8: USB disconnect, address 3
[4295194.695000] scsi4 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device
[4295194.695000] scsi4 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device
[4295194.696000] scsi4 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device
[4295194.696000] Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0
[4295194.697000] usb-storage: device scan complete
[4295194.771000] usb 2-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[4295197.833000] usb 2-8: device descriptor read/64, error -110