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List:       opensolaris-discuss
Subject:    Re: [osol-discuss] eSATA works fine?
From:       ken mays <maybird1776 () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2011-03-07 14:52:23
Message-ID: 554439.34472.qm () web111316 ! mail ! gq1 ! yahoo ! com
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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 <knatte_fnatte_tjatte@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Orvar Korvar <knatte_fnatte_tjatte@yahoo.com>
> 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?
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