Chris, Agree with all 3.
I am trying to do 1 & 2. Hope someone else has done 3. Thanks again Gene On Fri, Jun 28, 2013, at 08:46 AM, Chris Knadle wrote: > On Friday, June 28, 2013 11:10:49, WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > > Some friends and I want to upgrade to USB3 but I want to choose one that > > has Linux support. > > > > The Anker® Uspeed USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card With 4 USB 3.0 Ports And > > 4-Pin Power Connector for Desktops has a very reasonable price > > > http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=usb3+cards&tag=googhydr-20&index= > > electronics&hvadid=24976131991&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9316368952 > > 88950566&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_78trgdjvdc_e > > > but no mention of Linux. > > > http://www.ianker.com/anker-uspeed-usb-3.0-extension-cable-cord/product/68U > > PPCIE-4SU > > > > Hope someone has already researched this and knows what does not work > > with Linux. > > Researching this is difficult. I usually: > > 1) Read user reviews. Someone is likely to mention using the device > with Linux. This will tell you that _some_ version of the Linux > kernel has a driver for it. [Whether your distribution of choice > has it by default is another matter.] > > 2) Look at the manufacturer's website and try to find out the actual > chip onboard, then look through the Linux kernel 'make menuconfig' > (and/or the Linux source code) for that device. > > 3) Buy one and find out firsthand whether it works. I often do this > for devices that are cheap (like these are), but I won't do this > for a device that's expensive. > > -- Chris > > -- > Chris Knadle > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Jul 10 - Mad Science Fair - Open Hardware Expo > Aug 7 - Scripting Your World with Python > Oct 2 - OpenFlow: Open Standard for Networking Hardware -- WestHurley ComputerReCycling [email protected] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Jul 10 - Mad Science Fair - Open Hardware Expo Aug 7 - Scripting Your World with Python Oct 2 - OpenFlow: Open Standard for Networking Hardware
