Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} USB 3.0 hard drive speed test

Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> > Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
> > What usb3 is supported by Linux?  Is it a pci card?
>
> The UHCI interface standard provides support for USB 1.1. EHCI, USB 2.0.
>
> XHCI supports USB 3.0, as well as 2.0 and 1.1. Any chipset
> manufacturer which wants to support USB 3.0 will be using XHCI, which
> the Linux kernel has an option for.
>
> I've now built two systems that have USB 3.0 on the motherboard. A
> quick search of Newegg for XHCI shows that you can PCIe expansion
> cards to add USB 3.0 to your system.

Thanks -- I did not know about XHCI.

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