Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:10:36 -1000 From: parv@pair.com To: f-mobile <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: eSATA and/or Firewire 800|400 card, cardbus or expresscard 54mm Message-ID: <20090624121036.GA3661@holstein.holy.cow>
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Hi there, Currently I am using FreeBSD 6-STABLE/i386 on Thinkpad T61 laptop[0], which has 3 USB ports, and vertically combined PC card & 54mm ExpressCard slot(s). My current SATA hard disk is going to fill soon. On soon to be acquired SATA hard disk[1], I will try first 7-STABLE (and later 8.x). To continue to be able to reliably[2] use one of the SATA hard drives, I am looking for suggestions for a eSATA, or Firewire 800 or 400 card either be cardbus or ExpressCard type. How do the multiports (eSATA with USB sometimes, along with Firewire [48]00 ports) cards workout? Is the support for either eSATA or Firewire cards equivalent in 6-STABLE & 7-STABLE? I am in Hawaii if that matters (well, it does in terms of shipping & return; so Amazon.com would be my first place to check). - Parv [0] http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/freebsd/thinkpad-t61-8897-cto/sys/ [1] One of Hitachi 5k500 or 5k320 320GB SATA, or WD Scorpio Blue 320GB or 500GB SATA-ii. [2] I had tried an external USB ATA hard disk enclosure (Vantec Nexstar) and an USB/SATA hard disk adapter with my older T41 ATA drive. During heavy activity over USB connection, FreeBSD 6.[12] panics using any of the two. AFAIR, I had tried with both [ue]hci drivers. --
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