[OmniOS-discuss] LTS r151014 installation issue from USB stick

[Krzysztof Grzempa]

>If the card as advertised as USB 3.0 then it will be xHCI.  Only a
>card which is genuinely only USB 2.0/1.1 will work.  Even then, you
>might not be able to use, say, a USB keyboard in the BIOS when the
>keyboard is in the offboard card. That's the annoying thing in my
>setup-- if I want to interact with the BIOS, the keyboard must be in
>an onboard, xHCI port.  But when we get to the OS, it must be in the
>offboard card for it to work.

It is adertised as USB2.0 on PCI-E. So i hope it will work.
http://www.znak.pl/index.php?prid=kontUSB20Del89135
The possible issue with keyboard is not bother me, as mostly i will manage
this box via ssh, having keyboard detached..
I will feedback with results

Thanks a lot
Krzysztof

2016-08-05 18:21 GMT+02:00 Eric Sproul <eric.sproul at circonus.com>:

> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Krzysztof Grzempa <grzempek at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Right, probably it is my case too. (lshw showed me xHCI bus on Debian).
> > Will this PCIE usb2.0 card work for me then ?
> > I'm lack of knowledge if PCIE usb card use UCHI/EHCI or XHCI.
>
> If the card as advertised as USB 3.0 then it will be xHCI.  Only a
> card which is genuinely only USB 2.0/1.1 will work.  Even then, you
> might not be able to use, say, a USB keyboard in the BIOS when the
> keyboard is in the offboard card. That's the annoying thing in my
> setup-- if I want to interact with the BIOS, the keyboard must be in
> an onboard, xHCI port.  But when we get to the OS, it must be in the
> offboard card for it to work.
>
> Eric
>
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