Initio INIC-1511 - USB to PATA Bridge

[Chris Whitehouse]

On 22/05/2011 21:56, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> On Sun, 22 May 2011 18:00:26 +0100
> Chris Whitehouse<cwhiteh at onetel.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 19/05/2011 12:16, Chris Whitehouse wrote:
>>> Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if this chip is supported. It is
>>> used in an external usb dvd drive. If it is not supported is it likely
>>> that I could submit some details and get support added?
>>>
>>> I don't have one yet I'm thinking of buying one and trying to gauge the
>>> probability that it will work before I buy.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>> Hi does anyone have any words of wisdom on this? Or should I be looking
>> for the info elsewhere?
>
>> From the specs, it looks like a standard usb mass storage device to me.
> It "should" work, but YMMV.
> Googling for "freebsd Initio INIC-1511" doesn't give any good answers.
>
> Unless you can find someone which has tried this device with FreeBSD,
> getting confirmation might be troublesome.
> HTH

Thanks for the reply, I think I will get one and try it out.

Chris