status of ehci(4) in 5.3-stable?

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:58:53 -0500, Mike Tancsa <mike at sentex.net> wrote:
> At 05:55 AM 16/11/2004, Marc "UBM" Bocklet wrote:
> 
> >Hiho! :-)
> >
> >What is the current status of ehci(4) in 5.3-stable, i.e. what are my
> >chances that if I buy <cheap 3.5" external usb 2.0 case> it will just or
> >probably work?
> 
> 
> I think your chances would be better using a firewire adaptor and HD.  On
> the Intel 865 boards I have tried with, USB 2.0 is pretty broken for me.

I think it depends on your chipset.  I think my laptop (a D800) is an
855 chipset (ICH4, anyways), and the  echi driver has been working
well on it.