It’s not available in the latest kernel just yet, but if you just so happen to have gotten your hands on a USB 3.0 device you want to use at full spectrum (you lucky jerk) or want to do this for the sake of geekiness, it’s now possible to get USB 3.0 support for Debian and Ubuntu systems. The USB 3.0 subsystem will be integrated into the Linux kernel “soon,” but if you’ve got some time on your hands, instructions have been provided to do it yourself.
Great job, guys! +1 for Linux
How much longer before USB 3.0 devices are on the market?
Edited 2009-06-16 03:58 UTC
“…or want to do this for the sake of geekiness, it’s now possible to get USB 3.0 support for Debian and Ubuntu systems.”
And of course to many other distros also (or did I miss a point why it would not work on other distros?).
Edited 2009-06-16 04:04 UTC
Isn’t Windows supposed to have the best hardware support for cutting edge technology? lol
Windows users can be certain that Microsoft will provide an update for this by the time USB 3.0 hardware hits the market.
Linux has always been behind the curve when it comes to supporting new hardware, and that’s why this news is significant. This time, Linux users can also be certain that their USB 3.0 devices will work from day one.
Kudos to Sarah Sharp for the time and effort she has given to complete this project!
Linux just pwned Windows.
“Windows users can be certain that Microsoft will provide an update for this by the time USB 3.0 hardware hits the market.”
As it was back then with USB 1.0, Windows 95 and Windows NT4, right? Actually, back then I switched to Linux for USB support. 🙂
(But yes, just kidding, I also more or less expect them to have a driver ready on time.)
Depends on how you mesure it. If every piece of supported hardware scored one point Linux will win by far.
From: http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/23
“Sarah Sharp is a Linux Kernel hacker at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center. In her spare time, she volunteers for the Portland State Aerospace Society, an open source/open hardware group that builds amateur rockets. Sarah is also a member of Portland’s Code ’N Splode group.”
I think it was done mainly in support of upcoming USBv3 support on Intel’s platform. You can also, count on Windoze support coming with Intel’s platform through the OEMs.
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What devices can be expected to be supported on USB 3.0 besides Hi-Def Video Cameras and Digital Cameras. Hope we get external storage devices that support USB 3.0 standard, anyone know how USB 3.0 would fare compared to e-SATA.
The ENGINEERS love Linux because they have complete control and access to hardware/kernel level to debug.
A good portion of hardware engineering is done on Linux now, but we’re not really seeing that translate to hardware officially for sale or even OSS drivers because that’s not how big software companies operate.
Don’t expect to have anything other than mass media to plug that USB3 cable into though… device marketers love windows, and that YOU CAN’T make it work without them, and simply won’t write the drivers and codex needed to make things work on Linux.
This is a hollow victory.
I wish that the Linux USB developers would finally finish off the UVC support given that there are huge sways of features that are missing from their implementation:
http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
It is 2009 and I expect a yes next to each one of them. With that being said, it doesn’t help when many don’t conform to the standard. I’ve also said this in the past that there needs to be more standardisation. A USB printer standard that has a single driver and the processing is left up to the printer, a single driver for syncing with music devices which does away with funky proprietary protocols. I guess I can only dream given its not going to happen.
I have never understood this part why can’t companies follow a set standard or a set of protocols. Just because of lack of standardization we (the end user) has to suffer. These hardware companies following proprietary protocols is a step backwards, imho.