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Date:      Sat, 24 May 2014 20:17:21 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com>
Cc:        freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Do _any_ USB 3.0 cards actually work?
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1405242010430.97320@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <8212.1400957008@server1.tristatelogic.com>
References:  <8212.1400957008@server1.tristatelogic.com>

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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

Admittedly, I'm a bit skeptical about USB 3 given how long USB 2 took to 
mature in the industry as a whole.

If possible, I'd prefer SATA/eSATA or Ethernet for transferring large 
amounts of data.



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