$ uname -a
Linux ehrlichman 2.6.31-16-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 3 22:00:22 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux


[  567.800086] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[  567.933509] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[  567.981341] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[  567.982922] scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[  567.983210] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[  567.983218] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[  567.984879] usb-storage: device found at 5
[  567.984885] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[  572.984308] usb-storage: device scan complete
[  572.985296] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Initio   0G9SA00          4.46 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[  572.986231] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[  573.004776] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 156301488 512-byte logical blocks: (80.0 GB/74.5 GiB)
[  573.005514] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[  573.005522] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
[  573.005528] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  573.007013] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  573.007022]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 < sdb5 sdb6 sdb7 >
[  573.120079] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  573.120090] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
[  575.955694] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
[  575.955739] EXT3-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
[  576.089460] EXT3 FS on sdb7, internal journal
[  576.089471] EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
[  576.194774] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode.
[  578.858365] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
[  578.858386] EXT3-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
[  578.858938] EXT3 FS on sdb5, internal journal
[  578.858945] EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
[  578.859564] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode.
[ 1484.334878] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : No Sense [current] 
[ 1484.334893] Info fld=0x0
[ 1484.334898] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: No additional sense information
[ 1511.226389] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : No Sense [current] 
[ 1511.226405] Info fld=0x0
[ 1511.226410] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: No additional sense information


Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fd:1650 Initio Corporation 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x13fd Initio Corporation
  idProduct          0x1650 
  bcdDevice            4.46
  iManufacturer           1 Initio  
  iProduct                2 0G9SA00         
  iSerial                 3 00101016500000000
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xc0
      Self Powered
    MaxPower                0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk (Zip)
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Status:     0x2735
  Self Powered
  Test Mode


The first time this happened, I read 14 gigabytes from the drive before the problem started. The second time this happened, I read 10 gigabytes from the drive before the problem recurred.

This USB<->SATA controller worked great for many many gigabytes under 9.04.

Thanks