From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 24 12:09:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C20251065691 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:09:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80ED68FC0A for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:09:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) Received: from localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com ([98.150.187.245]) by hrndva-omta03.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090624120908559.DXYE25879@hrndva-omta03.mail.rr.com> for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:09:08 +0000 Received: from holstein.holy.cow (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C6883348 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:10:37 -1000 (HST) Received: (from parv@localhost) by holstein.holy.cow (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n5OCAaRA004127 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:10:36 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) X-Authentication-Warning: holstein.holy.cow: parv set sender to parv@pair.com using -f Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:10:36 -1000 From: parv@pair.com To: f-mobile Message-ID: <20090624121036.GA3661@holstein.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: f-mobile MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Subject: eSATA and/or Firewire 800|400 card, cardbus or expresscard 54mm X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:09:10 -0000 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. --