The following table describes Solaris support for USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices:
|
Solaris 8 HW* Releases |
Solaris 9 Releases |
---|---|---|
USB 1.1 |
SPARC and x86 |
SPARC and x86 |
USB 1.1 audio devices |
Not supported on a USB 2.0 hub |
Not supported on a USB 2.0 hub |
USB 2.0 |
SPARC |
SPARC and x86 (Solaris 9 4/04) |
USB 2.0 audio devices |
Not supported |
Not supported |
USB 2.0 storage devices |
Supported on a USB 2.0 hub |
Supported on a USB 2.0 hub (Solaris 9 4/04) |
*This is not the Solaris 8 releases, but the Solaris 8 HW releases, starting with the Solaris 8 HW 5/03 release. The patch number for the USB dual framework found in the Solaris 8 HW 5/03 release is 109896.
In the Solaris 9 9/04 release only, USB 1.1 devices will operate on USB 2.0 hubs that are connected to 2.0 ports.
The following table provides a summary of USB support on Sun SPARC hardware:
System Type |
Solaris Releases |
USB Device and Speed Support |
---|---|---|
Sun Blade 100, 150, 1000, and 2000 |
Solaris 9 releases, before the Solaris 9 4/04 release, and Solaris 8 releases before the Solaris HW 5/03 release |
All USB devices at 12 Mb/sec |
Sun Blade 100, 150, 1000, and 2000 |
Solaris 9 4/04 and Solaris 8 HW 5/03 |
USB 1.1 devices at 12 Mb/sec (connected to any USB ports) USB 2.0 devices at 12 Mb/sec (connected to motherboard ports) USB 2.0 devices at 480 Mb/sec (connected to ports on add-on PCI USB 2.0 card) |
Sun Blade 1500 and 2500 |
Solaris 9 4/04 and Solaris 8 HW 5/03 |
USB 1.1 devices at 12 Mb/sec (connected to any USB ports) USB 2.0 devices at 12 Mb/sec (connected to motherboard ports) USB 2.0 devices at 480 Mb/sec (connected to ports on PCI combo card) |
Other Sun SPARC PCI platforms |
Solaris 9 4/04 and Solaris 8 HW 5/03 |
USB 1.1 devices at 12 Mb/sec USB 2.0 devices at 480 Mb/sec (connected to ports on add-on PCI USB 2.0 card) |
For information about PCI cards verified on the Solaris release, go to: http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/usb.html
Sun Microsystems platforms that provide support for USB devices include the following:
SPARC based systems with OHCI host controllers that support USB 1.1 provide low- and full-speed devices:
Sun BladeTM systems that run the Solaris 8 or 9 releases.
NetraTM X 1/T1 and some Sun FireTM systems that run the Solaris 9 release.
SPARC based systems with OHCI and EHCI host controllers, such as the Sun Blade 1500 or 2500 systems, provide high-speed support for USB 2.0 devices and low- and full-speed support for USB 1.1 devices. Systems include any PCI-based sun4u system that run the Solaris 8 HW 5/03 release or Solaris 9 4/04 release, including the systems listed above when they are equipped with a USB 2.0 PCI card.
x86 based systems that run the Solaris 8 or 9 x86 Platform Edition with UHCI host controllers provide USB 1.1 support.
For additional USB support information, see Overview of USB Devices.