System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

Solaris Support for USB Devices

Use the following table to identify Solaris support information for specific USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices.

	Solaris 8 HW 5/03 and Later Releases	Solaris 9 Releases	Solaris 10 Releases	Solaris Express Releases
General USB 1.1 device support	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
General USB 2.0 device support	SPARC only	SPARC and x86 (Solaris 9 4/04)	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
Specific USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 device support
audio devices (See notes below.)	USB 1.1 only: Not supported on a USB 2.0 hub	USB 1.1 only: Not supported on a USB 2.0 hub	USB 1.1 only: Supported on a USB 2.0 hub	USB 1.1 only: Supported on a USB 2.0 hub
generic USB driver (ugen(7D))	SPARC only	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
hid devices (keyboard and mouse devices, hid(7D))	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
hubs (hubd(7D))	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
printers	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
serial devices (Edgeport (usbser_edge(7D)), Prolific (usbsprl(7D)), Keyspan (usbsksp(7D))	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
storage devices (scsa2usb(7D))	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86
user-space USB device management library (libusb(3LIB))	Not supported	Not supported	SPARC and x86	SPARC and x86

Notes:

Only USB 1.x audio devices are supported. No USB 2.0 audio devices are supported.
A USB 1.x audio device that is connected to a USB 2.0 hub, which is connected to a USB 2.0 port, can be used in the Solaris 10 and Solaris Express releases only. For more information, see usb_ac(7D) and usb_as(7D).
Devices that are not supported by a USB driver might have libusb applications such as gphoto2, gtkam, and pilotlink. For more information, refer to /usr/sfw/share/doc/libusb/libusb.txt.
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 releases – For USB dual framework issues, refer to the following site:

http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/usb/USB-Faq.html

For task information associated with mass storage devices, see Chapter 8, Using USB Devices (Tasks).

For more information about ugen, see USB Driver Enhancements.