USB 3.0 with FreeBSD 8.1

[Thomas Mueller]

from: Matthias Fechner <idefix at fechner.net>:

> > b)  Does 9.0 have USB 3.0 support.

> my system says:
> Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: xhci0: <XHCI (generic) USB 3.0
> controller> mem 0xf9cfe000-0xf9cfffff irq 19 at device 0.0 on pci5
> Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: xhci0: 64 byte context size.
> Jan 27 22:16:51 server kernel: usbus3 on xhci0

> So it detects at least my usb3 controller.

> Bye
> Matthias

I have USB 3.0 on my new computer, and a Western Digital My Book Essential USB 3.0 3 TB hard drive:

Good read/write with FreeBSD 9.0, and Linux on the System Rescue CD (http://sysresccd.org/).

I can't access this hard drive from NetBSD either from USB 3.0 port or USB 2.0 port.

I think FreeBSD 8.1 is in any case superseded by 8.2, hence no motivation to improve hardware support in 8.1.

Tom