Solaris 10 update 5 disables USB 2.0 for Belkin USB controller
Dave
http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/iocontrolers/IOControlers22.html
the Belkin F5U508 USB/Firewire card is "verified" for Solaris 10 on both
SPARC and x86. So today I goes out and buys one, installs it, and it
seems to at least work. But looking in /var/adm/messages I see:
May 9 21:34:43 kestrel scsi: [ID 193665 kern.info] sd6 at glm0: target
6 lun 0
May 9 21:34:43 kestrel genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd6 is
/pci@8,700000/scsi@6/sd@6,0
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): Due to recently discovered incompatibilities
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): with this USB controller, USB2.x transfer
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): support has been disabled. This device will
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): continue to function as a USB1.x controller.
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): If you are interested in enabling USB2.x
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): support please, refer to the ehci(7D) man
page.
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): Please also refer to www.sun.com/io for
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): Solaris Ready products and to
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl for additional
May 9 21:39:13 kestrel usba: [ID 723738 kern.info]
/pci@8,600000/usb@1,2 (ehci0): compatible USB products.
So it is only going to work as USB 1, which is bloody annoying, as I
bought it to give me USB 2.0 in the Blade!
Anyone know what the issue is which have caused Solaris to downgrade the
card from USB 2.0 to USB 1?
John Doe
If you look the log message then it gives you a hint on how to enable it
at high speed. Following the hint then the man page for ehci(7D) tells
you what to do.
By the way, the Belkin F5U220 works well, this is only USB not firewire.
John.
Dave Wade
"John Doe" <john...@jasspa.com> wrote in message
news:482767c9$0$10633$fa0f...@news.zen.co.uk...
> Dave wrote:
>> According to
>>
>> http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/iocontrolers/IOControlers22.html
>>
>> the Belkin F5U508 USB/Firewire card is "verified" for Solaris 10 on both
>> SPARC and x86. So today I goes out and buys one, installs it, and it
>> seems to at least work. But looking in /var/adm/messages I see:
>>
Does this mean I can use one in a U60 to get USB?
Dave
> If you look the log message then it gives you a hint on how to enable it
> at high speed. Following the hint then the man page for ehci(7D) tells
> you what to do.
>
> By the way, the Belkin F5U220 works well, this is only USB not firewire.
>
> John.
I've done that and enabled it, but I'm not 100% confident. Clearly there
is an issue, and its not clear that this work around is totally sound.
Dave
> "John Doe" <john...@jasspa.com> wrote in message
> news:482767c9$0$10633$fa0f...@news.zen.co.uk...
>> Dave wrote:
>>> According to
>>>
>>> http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/iocontrolers/IOControlers22.html
>>>
>>> the Belkin F5U508 USB/Firewire card is "verified" for Solaris 10 on both
>>> SPARC and x86. So today I goes out and buys one, installs it, and it
>>> seems to at least work. But looking in /var/adm/messages I see:
>>>
>
> Does this mean I can use one in a U60 to get USB?
Yes, you should be able to. Not tested myself though. But I might be
tempted to go with one of the other supported cards, which does not have
this issue. Search on Blade 2000 USB and you will find someone posted a
link on sum.com to supported USB cards which fit in a PCI slot.