[geeks] Ultra-1/170e replacement

[Lionel Peterson]

> From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net>
> Date: 2004/10/13 Wed PM 06:45:34 GMT
> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: Spam: Re: Re: [geeks] Ultra-1/170e replacement
> 
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 02:44:48PM -0400, Adam Breaux wrote:
> > What card would this be (USB 2.0) that works in a U30?
> 
> Many (most?) generic ones will work from what information I can find.
> Anything OHCI or EHCI specifically (I think).
> 
> However, I played it safe.  I went here:
> http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/PCI.html
> 
> And bought a Belkin F5U220 - 5 port USB2.0 host controller since it was
> on that list.  Cost me $40 instead of $15 I guess.  I wanted a dual
> channel card anyway, and the $15 generic I could get locally was only a
> single channel.
> 
> After that, I installed a new 9_Recommended, and a few patches that I
> listed out in a post a day or two ago.  The patches shouldn't be needed
> if using 04/04 or 09/04, but I was using 08/03.

Neat list, I got thelisted Adaptec USB 2.0 4 port Controller Card that is on the list for $20 (after rebate) at CompUSA recently - I assume, but do not know, that it has 2 channels...