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Date:      Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:46:47 +0300
From:      Kira <nyakov13@gmail.com>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Number of USB devices limited?
Message-ID:  <42DAC3B3-7FDA-4B56-8A5B-45E687946522@gmail.com>
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References:  <BL1PR11MB550957CB5932655D66799676C5F29@BL1PR11MB5509.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.2204192304410.2458@tripel.monochrome.org> <92560B47-41A7-4DBA-A444-FDF67D552FFE@gushi.org> <BL1PR11MB5509E452349D0E6EC34CB106C5F59@BL1PR11MB5509.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> <CAFYkXjkMGxSGxXe_AR7dqftOTFFdvMR7cb3L%2B8-v%2BNWbsULTZA@mail.gmail.com>

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Please notice that this controller on eBay already have one or even two hab=
s (or something like this)
Only two ports connected directly=2E
It will be nice to see topology report from someone who poses one of this=
=2E

20 =D0=B0=D0=BF=D1=80=D0=B5=D0=BB=D1=8F 2022 =D0=B3=2E 16:24:47 GMT+03:00,=
 Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro=2Einfo> =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:
>On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 2:33 PM Brian McGovern (bmcgover)
><bmcgover@cisco=2Ecom> wrote:
>> That is _always_ a problem with USB, since they're hot pluggable=2E Som=
e nice folks here on the mailing list put some devd scripts together to map=
 the FTDI cable's serial number in to the device name, so while the /dev/cu=
aU_X_ names still come up not-quite-randomly, I also get /dev/cu=2EABCDEFG,=
 where ABCDEFG =3D The serial number of the cable, which is consistent as l=
ong as you don't change the cable=2E
>
>Yup :-) Also most utilities can use SN as the device identifier in
>place of a serial port device :-)
>
>
>> At this point, the only headache is that I start getting the errors in =
the low 20s of ports, and I'm trying to avoid two hosts/rack=2E
>
>How about additional PCI-E USB controller(s)? :-)
>
>Example: https://www=2Eebay=2Ecom/itm/255027113337
>
>Just note the PCI-E x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 and the Chipset throughput limit
>if that is important :-)
>
>https://en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/PCI_Express
>
>I have replaced a mainboard recently just to get more fast PCI-E
>slots=2E=2E you can buy really decent second-hand hardware for a very goo=
d
>price nowadays :-)
>
>--=20
>CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www=2Etomek=2Ecedro=2Einfo
>

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<html><head></head><body>Please notice that this controller on eBay already=
 have one or even two habs (or something like this)<br>Only two ports conne=
cted directly=2E<br>It will be nice to see topology report from someone who=
 poses one of this=2E<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">20 =D0=B0=D0=BF=D1=
=80=D0=B5=D0=BB=D1=8F 2022 =D0=B3=2E 16:24:47 GMT+03:00, Tomek CEDRO &lt;to=
mek@cedro=2Einfo&gt; =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:<blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb=
(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre dir=3D"auto" class=3D"k9mail">On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 2:33 PM Brian M=
cGovern (bmcgover)<br>&lt;bmcgover@cisco=2Ecom&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px =
solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">That is _always_ a problem with USB, sin=
ce they're hot pluggable=2E Some nice folks here on the mailing list put so=
me devd scripts together to map the FTDI cable's serial number in to the de=
vice name, so while the /dev/cuaU_X_ names still come up not-quite-randomly=
, I also get /dev/cu=2EABCDEFG, where ABCDEFG =3D The serial number of the =
cable, which is consistent as long as you don't change the cable=2E<br></bl=
ockquote><br>Yup :-) Also most utilities can use SN as the device identifie=
r in<br>place of a serial port device :-)<br><br><br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #7=
29fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">At this point, the only headache is that I start=
 getting the errors in the low 20s of ports, and I'm trying to avoid two ho=
sts/rack=2E<br></blockquote><br>How about additional PCI-E USB controller(s=
)? :-)<br><br>Example: <a href=3D"https://www=2Eebay=2Ecom/itm/255027113337=
">https://www=2Eebay=2Ecom/itm/255027113337</a><br><br>Just note the PCI-E =
x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 and the Chipset throughput limit<br>if that is important :-=
)<br><br><a href=3D"https://en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/PCI_Express">https://=
en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/PCI_Express</a><br><br>I have replaced a mainboar=
d recently just to get more fast PCI-E<br>slots=2E=2E you can buy really de=
cent second-hand hardware for a very good<br>price nowadays :-)<br><br><div=
 class=3D"k9mail-signature">-- <br>CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, <a href=3D"http://www=
=2Etomek=2Ecedro=2Einfo">http://www=2Etomek=2Ecedro=2Einfo</a><br><br></div=
></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>
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