From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 28 12:42:18 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0039E106566B for ; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:42:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp2.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE1D08FC0C for ; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:42:17 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JCeOB8EhLySnC9f10Hd+oc2oWWwOC2IuLaY7kf8es5k= c=1 sm=0 a=BK4cEDqlEIAA:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=cSEZadx_AAAA:8 a=Fr8x0r-PAAAA:8 a=168gj6Os3mNrU-FlVhoA:9 a=8QFh_-vMHwkA:10 a=Q/oqmR4JO1zR3vNQamCQeQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.26.53 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.26.53] ([74.134.26.53:43545] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id A6/E0-20175-82DE32F4; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:42:16 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:42:16 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB 3.0 with FreeBSD 8.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:42:18 -0000 from: Matthias Fechner : > > b) Does 9.0 have USB 3.0 support. > my system says: > Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: xhci0: controller> mem 0xf9cfe000-0xf9cfffff irq 19 at device 0.0 on pci5 > Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: xhci0: 64 byte context size. > Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: usbus3 on xhci0 > So it detects at least my usb3 controller. > Bye > Matthias I have USB 3.0 on my new computer, and a Western Digital My Book Essential USB 3.0 3 TB hard drive: Good read/write with FreeBSD 9.0, and Linux on the System Rescue CD (http://sysresccd.org/). I can't access this hard drive from NetBSD either from USB 3.0 port or USB 2.0 port. I think FreeBSD 8.1 is in any case superseded by 8.2, hence no motivation to improve hardware support in 8.1. Tom