From e1a1f730be28f781e561a2460426282bd48dfb6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MattJackson <1085847+MattJackson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:54:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] v0.13.35: pause 3s after first MEDIUM ERROR before retry to
 prevent USB bridge crash

---
 Cargo.toml      |  2 +-
 src/disc/mod.rs | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2e1aa65..bcd3dd2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libfreemkv"
-version = "0.13.34"
+version = "0.13.35"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.86"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/src/disc/mod.rs b/src/disc/mod.rs
index 8aa4469..e71f379 100644
--- a/src/disc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/disc/mod.rs
@@ -1441,10 +1441,16 @@ impl Disc {
                     if err.is_marginal_read()
                         || err.scsi_sense().is_some_and(|s| s.is_medium_error())
                     {
-                        // Disc-related error — try 1 sector instead
                         use_single = true;
                         consecutive_good = 0;
-                        // Don't advance pos — retry this location at 1 sector
+                        if err.scsi_sense().is_some_and(|s| s.is_medium_error())
+                            && opts
+                                .halt
+                                .as_ref()
+                                .is_none_or(|h| !h.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed))
+                        {
+                            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(3));
+                        }
                         continue;
                     } else {
                         // Non-recoverable transport error — bail