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- xfile087, on 06/09/2009, -12/+112Linux FTW!
- ssam, on 06/10/2009, -6/+54for companies making USB3 hardware Linux is going to be the best development platform. thats got to be a good thing for Linux drivers.
- MScrip, on 06/11/2009, -3/+40How do they test the driver?
Are there some USB 3.0 devices hiding somewhere? - deboerpa, on 06/11/2009, -0/+365 Gigabits = 625 Megabytes
- Krissam, on 06/11/2009, -2/+35No, it's the stable one with working drivers,
- drunkenoaf, on 06/11/2009, -0/+31Since USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with older USB standards, and it is as inevitable as death and taxes that USB 3.0 will be adopted, I'm absolutely certain device manufacturers are adopting USB 3.0.
When Windows needs a USB 3.0 driver, I'm sure Windows Update will provide it. - FKnight, on 06/11/2009, -0/+30Just use MONSTER USB cables :D
- digg87, on 06/11/2009, -1/+28i feel a Wikipedia entry being made
- warp99, on 06/09/2009, -8/+33Intel is going to have support first for their baby named Moblin. Remember, nobody puts baby in a corner.
- hakz, on 06/11/2009, -0/+22Sarah Sharp is a badass name
- PsychoBrat, on 06/11/2009, -1/+20Short answer: yes.
Longer answer: there are plenty of companies already working on USB 3.0, so driver developers both internal and external to these companies will have access to early versions of these products long before they hit the shelves. - dsmx, on 06/10/2009, -7/+26You do realise that usb 3.0 won't be in common usage for at least another 5 years right?
- warp99, on 06/11/2009, -1/+20So is Internet Explorer the best platform for browser development since it's the most used?
- autoatsakiklis, on 06/11/2009, -0/+16Same as USB 2.0
- vuke69, on 06/11/2009, -1/+15Well, Microsoft is, as always; entitled to their opinion. Even if it is wrong.
- nebunezzar, on 06/11/2009, -0/+14Your slowest interface in the chain will always be your maximum transfer rate.
- eugene2k, on 06/11/2009, -6/+18Apparently not, but thankfully there aren't many of you who having never programmed a single line of driver code in their life still think they know more about driver development than those paid driver developers.
- eugene2k, on 06/11/2009, -2/+14Linux has a reciprocal open-source license, Microsoft can't just take the code and use it, since this would mean the violation of GPL. If they do, they have to be really secretive about it all.
- mithrasinvictus, on 06/11/2009, -0/+12Isn't it usually the manufacturers that provide driver CDs for windows?
- rnawky, on 06/11/2009, -7/+18And by the time devices start using USB 3.0, Windows will support it as well.
- iletumi, on 06/11/2009, -0/+10Says the person using "input in" and "output out" in a statement.
- PiratePockets, on 06/11/2009, -2/+12Although true, the longer support is available to the mainline kernel, the quicker any quirks, or incompatibilities can be resolved. Once devices start rolling off of the production line, people will be able to test that they are compatible, and if not write a patch or driver for them :)
The sooner the better in my opinion. - fungie5, on 06/11/2009, -0/+10What are you talking about? Do you know what the function of an Extensible Host Controller Interface actually is?
That's one of the OS drivers that controls the USB hardware on the motherboard of your PC - this type of driver would control the high speed operations of the port. Each OS comes with its own default driver based on the specs for that standard. You don't need to have a hardware controller chip or USB 3.0 compatible device in front of you in order to know how to follow the guidelines of a written specification that governs how the driver is to work... - mizarone, on 06/11/2009, -3/+12Before that, Intel will get it to run on Linux first
- helloyamadotcom, on 06/11/2009, -5/+13Seriously. Idiot input in, Idiot output out.
- ken830, on 06/11/2009, -0/+8It's going to be interesting. Supposedly, USB 3.0 is going to try to achieve 5 Gbps transfer rates. And according to what I've read, they are going to use the the same signaling as PCIe 2.0 (which is also at 5 Gbps). PCIe uses LVDS, and at 5 Gbps, you still need fairly good control of the impedance of the transmission line to achieve a reliable connection. Even with 8b/10b, cheap USB cables just don't look like they are up to the task, especially when people use long, cheap cables.
- ebud, on 06/11/2009, -4/+12Linux kernel "Geekess" Sarah Sharp FTW!
- johnkemp, on 06/11/2009, -4/+12So you admit Linux is the source of innovation for the computing world? Awesome, thanks.
- fungie5, on 06/11/2009, -0/+8I don't agree on the timeline. I think it will happen much sooner than that, because this specification is really for the external hard-drive industry, and they're not likely to sit on their hands while SSD development is going all out to catch up.
- solid12345, on 06/11/2009, -0/+7What about Kim Komando?
- iiiears, on 06/11/2009, -0/+7So many contributors, It's good to see some credit given for the work done.
- magusat999, on 06/11/2009, -0/+7That... was a movie.
- FordSVT1, on 06/11/2009, -0/+6Didn't you see "Hackers"? 20 year old Angelina Jolie running around in tight fitting leather? Female hacks FTW!
- JakeW, on 06/11/2009, -1/+7I talk........ as though........ I'm drifting....... AWAY.......!
- Chrysalii, on 06/11/2009, -1/+6Windows 20...whenever that comes out.
- i4mt3hwin, on 06/11/2009, -2/+7http://fathermuskrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/0 ...
- Terasiel, on 06/11/2009, -0/+5Serious question: If you were to put the USB 2.0 compatible side into a computer that was designed for 2.0 and the other into a USB 3.0 compatible hard-drive, would the speed be the same as a USB 2.0, in the new range, or somewhere in-between?
- GeekNurse, on 06/11/2009, -1/+6Huge Cans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYLIYab6-OY
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2334/2250105390_26e ... - ThantiK, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4Your kidding right?
Linux also had the first USB drivers for 1.0 and 2.0 - Planets, on 06/11/2009, -2/+6Taking over? You make Linux sound like some sort of virus or plague.
- hardeep1singh, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4that doesn't even make sense
- wareseeker, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4Seems to be useful :)
- shinkou, on 06/12/2009, -1/+4Now, if we install a copy of Linux on a USB 3.0 thumb drive... ROCKS!!!
- LingNoi, on 06/12/2009, -1/+4It is funny how some people like Ravatar rather then admit they're wrong just dig a deeper hole for themselves.
- Silverjam, on 06/11/2009, -1/+4Yeah... I hope you're wrong.
Since we're talking about data transfer rates, a really useful case for USB 3.0 would be distributed (RAID'ed) file systems (like ZFS) in servers. Heck Windows might not give damn about such things, but I guess there are some vendors who might be able to sell some storage devices (or perhaps backup devices) over the counter, so I'm quite optimistic. - LingNoi, on 06/12/2009, -0/+3um, no it wasn't Linux was the first to have USB 2 too.
- ThantiK, on 06/11/2009, -0/+3Just make sure you match up the directional markers. If you have the electrons flow in the wrong direction they'll get all clogged up.
- conkeso, on 06/11/2009, -0/+3And by "watched" you mean "masturbated to"
- warp99, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2You mean this one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piledriver_(sexual) - Krissam, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2tbh i prefer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piledriver_(porn) -
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