Orvar, As mentioned, there is the physical hardware 'interfacing' component and then software component (protocol handler). There IS a software driver for USB 3.0, but currently not 'officially' implemented within the Solaris/OpenSolaris core environment by default yet. This will support xHCI and 5 Gb/s transfers. You can buy USB 3.0 hardware today though which will default to USB 1.0/2.0 transfer speeds (approx. 480 Mb/s) by design under the Solaris/OpenSolaris OS by default. The SIIG DP SuperSpeed USB 2-Port PCIe (JU-P20412-S2) PCIe card works well as an example. ~ Ken Mays --- On Sun, 3/6/11, Orvar Korvar wrote: > From: Orvar Korvar > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] eSATA works fine? > To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 4:47 PM > >> eSATA is a physical > connector and electrical standard for SATA. > > So you are implying that eSATA does not need any drivers? > It is like an ordinary SATA controller, those dont need > drivers either? > > So what is the difference between eSATA and USB3.0? Why > does USB3 need a driver, isnt it a physical connector as > well? Is there a simple rule of thumb to tell which > connections need a driver, and which dont need a driver? > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org