Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 19:32:16 -0700 From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do _any_ USB 3.0 cards actually work? Message-ID: <22130.1400985136@server1.tristatelogic.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1405242010430.97320@wonkity.com>
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In message <alpine.BSF.2.00.1405242010430.97320@wonkity.com>, you wrote: >On Sat, 24 May 2014, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > >> Does FreeBSD support the "VIA VL800 Chipset" that this add-on card >> is alleged to contain? > >Sorry, no idea. > >> Does FreeBSD *ever* work with *any* USB 3.0 equipment? Or is this >> just a far off dream? > >I used this card along with a USB 3 drive dock to copy a fair amount of >data: > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287015 Thanks Warren! (I wish I had consulted with you two weeks ago before purchasing the 2+2 port HooToo card.) >Admittedly, I'm a bit skeptical about USB 3 given how long USB 2 took to >mature in the industry as a whole. As I've been saying, it all seems to work just fine on Linux. >If possible, I'd prefer SATA/eSATA or Ethernet for transferring large >amounts of data. Unfortunately, the HTPC I have in the livingroom doesn't have an eSATA port. (And there are no slots for any add-in cards or even space to put an eSATA socket/connector.) It does however have two (2) USB 3.0 built-in ports. P.S. Somebody on www.newegg.com said that that Vantec card contains a Renesas D720200A chipset. So I guess we can check that one off as "supported". Wish I had known that the VIA VL800 isn't.
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