Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Drivers For USB HDD
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 18:02:49
Message-Id: CAEH5T2NKgWb9O9MKMpnZ_byS9ADYciOUu5c1XiD_2tuy3oo=Ew@mail.gmail.com
1 On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > here are 3 or now I
3 > think 4 different USB specs - EHCI, OHCI, UHCI, and then whatever USB
4 > 3.0 is using
5
6 XHCI
7
8 Furthermore, USB 3.0 has 9-pin ports and cables (for type-A) versus
9 the 4-pin of USB 1/2. The USB 3.0 sockets are backward-compatible with
10 older USB devices and cables, but older USB cables are not
11 forward-compatible with USB 3.0.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Drivers For USB HDD Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>