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