Firmware update 7.4.2 for Airport Extreme not good for networked HD LaCie

I updated yesterday my Airport Extreme first generation to 7.4.2 and I started getting issues with my network HD drive LaCie 500GB connected to the AE via USB port.
It works, but suddenly gets disconnected and unmounted, creating issues for time machine and all the applications which are storing info on the networked HD.
Further more, if I open the Airport Utility, the information about the AE won't load untill I completely shut down or disconnect (plug out the USB cable) the LaCie HD.
Only way to get the HD back online and visible is to shut it down and restart it. Quite annoying. I have NO ISSUE now that I downgraded back to the previous 7.4.1 firmware.
Anybody has same issue? I am using the AE in N mode 5 Ghz. Right now I am not upgrading to 7.4.2.
GG
Message was edited by: Gianguido
Message was edited by: Gianguido

I had the same problem with wireless TM backups loosing their connection to an AEBS-N running 7.4.2 with a 1.4TB Seagate FreeAgent airdisk. Restarting the cable modem and AEBS did not work. Reinstalling 10.5.7 did not work.
What did work was reverting to firmware 7.4.1 on the AEBS-N.
Here is the TM Buddy log before with 7.4.2 which shows the reoccurring TM backup failure 19 and the disconnect -36:
{quote:title=Failed TM backup with AEBS-N running 7.4.2}{quote}
Starting standard backup
FSMountServerVolumeSync failed with error: -36 for url: afp://Leo%20Bley@Living%20Room%20AEBS%20N.afpovertcp.tcp.local/Leo%20Backup
Attempting mount using URL: afp://Leo%[email protected]/Leo%20Backup
FSMountServerVolumeSync failed with error: -36 for url: afp://Leo%[email protected]/Leo%20Backup
Backup failed with error: 19
Here is the TM Buddy log on the very next (successful) backup after the AEBS-N was rolled back to firmware 7.4.1:
{quote:title=Successful TM backup with AEBS-N running 7.4.1}{quote}
Starting standard backup
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Leo%20Bley@Living%20Room%20AEBS%20N.afpovertcp.tcp.local/Leo%20Backup
Backup destination mounted at path: /Volumes/Leo Backup
Disk image /Volumes/Leo Backup/Leo's MacBook_002332b703ee.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Leo's MacBook
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Leo's MacBook/Backups.backupdb
No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 504.38 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Waiting for index to be ready (905 > 0)
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 10264 files (7.7 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 613.3 MB requested (including padding), 504.38 GB available
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Bulk setting Spotlight attributes failed.
Copied 21844 files (39.6 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
Found partially deleted backup - trying again to delete: 2009-06-04-084836
Deleted backup /Volumes/Backup of Leo's MacBook/Backups.backupdb/Leo's MacBook/2009-06-04-084836: 504.35 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Backup of Leo's MacBook/Backups.backupdb/Leo's MacBook/2009-06-03-025328: 504.35 GB now available
Post-back up thinning complete: 2 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
Thanks everyone!

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