Orvar,
As mentioned, there is the physical hardware 'interfacing' component and then
software component (protocol handler).
There IS a software driver for USB 3.0, but currently not 'officially'
implemented within the Solaris/OpenSolaris core environment by default yet.
This will support xHCI and 5 Gb/s transfers.
You can buy USB 3.0 hardware today though which will default to USB 1.0/2.0
transfer speeds (approx. 480 Mb/s) by design under the Solaris/OpenSolaris OS
by default. The SIIG DP SuperSpeed USB 2-Port PCIe (JU-P20412-S2) PCIe card
works well as an example.
~ Ken Mays
--- On Sun, 3/6/11, Orvar Korvar <knatte_fnatte_tja...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Orvar Korvar <knatte_fnatte_tja...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] eSATA works fine?
> To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
> Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 4:47 PM
> >> eSATA is a physical
> connector and electrical standard for SATA.
>
> So you are implying that eSATA does not need any drivers?
> It is like an ordinary SATA controller, those dont need
> drivers either?
>
> So what is the difference between eSATA and USB3.0? Why
> does USB3 need a driver, isnt it a physical connector as
> well? Is there a simple rule of thumb to tell which
> connections need a driver, and which dont need a driver?
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