From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 25 12:16:43 2007 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 0A92516A418 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:16:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mlt01+OV=125a5a44@mlists.homeunix.com) Received: from turtle-out.mxes.net (turtle-out.mxes.net [216.86.168.191]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2B9013C46E for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:16:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mlt01+OV=125a5a44@mlists.homeunix.com) Received: from mxout-03.mxes.net (mxout-03.mxes.net [216.86.168.178]) by turtle-in.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7957105EB for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:47:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gumby.homeunix.com. (unknown [87.81.140.128]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63BCB5199A for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:47:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:47:09 +0100 From: RW To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070925124709.1918b7e6@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <46F857FE.1020902@queernet.org> References: <46F857FE.1020902@queernet.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: USB 2.0 PCI card for FreeBSD 5.4? 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: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:16:43 -0000 On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:36:14 -0700 "Roger B.A. Klorese" wrote: > Does anyone know one or two PCI USB cards that are compatible with > FreeBSD 5.4? > > (Please let's hold off on the "upgrade, you fool" messages -- the > cycle is: > - install USB 2.0 card > - back up to USB drive > - upgrade > ...and backing up 75GB at 1MB/sec isn't gonna fly.) Why not? It's only 20 hours, sounds like a lot less hassle than finding/buying/installing a new card..