On 05/12/2014 03:38 PM, Brandon Vincent wrote:
> On 05/12/2014 02:39 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>> On 05/12/2014 01:34 PM, Brandon Vincent wrote:
>>> On 05/12/2014 01:02 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know how I can figure out whether or not this
>>>> card will work with SL 6.5, 64 bit (PCIX USB3 card)?
>>>>
>>>> StarTech: PCIUSB3S22
>>>>
>>>> http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Cards/2-Port-PCI-SuperSpeed-USB-3-Adapter-Card-with-SATA-Power~PCIUSB3S22
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I asked their tech support.  They said it will work with
>>>> kernel 3.5.  Huh?  We are 2.6 and Fedora Core 20 is 3.14.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> -T
>>>>
>>>
>>> Support for that chipset is covered by the xhci-hcd kernel module. I
>>> just checked the latest SL kernel package
>>> (kernel-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64) and it is present.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>>
>>> Brandon Vincent
>>>
>>
>> Hi Brandon,
>>
>> 1)  Thank you!
>>
>> 2)  Where did you find that?
>>
>> 3)  Is the "xhci-hcd" automatic, or do I need to
>>      YUM something?
>>
>> -T
>>
>
> /boot/config-2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64 contains CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=m,
> which indicates that the host controller interface required for USB 3.0
> is compiled as a kernel module.
>
> The compiled module can be found in
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/usb/host as
> xhci-hcd.ko.
>
> Kernel version 2.6.31 and later have USB 3.0 support. Unless the Renesas
> uPD720202 chipset doesn't adhere to the USB 3.0 standard properly (which
> is highly unlikely), it should work without issue. NEC/Renesas is a good
> choice.
>
> Certain manufacturers like VIA on the other hand have some chipsets
> which are pretty flaky under Linux.
>
> Brandon Vincent
>

Thank you!

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