Re: PCMCIA USB 2.0 Controller for Linux

[FrankTrenkamp@t-online.de (Frank Trenkamp)]

Hi Florian,

On Wednesday 04 February 2004 20:45, Florian Wüchner wrote:
> I'm looking for a PCMCIA USB 2.0 Controller for Linux.
> Does anybody know which devices work with kernel 2.6.x?

I got a cheapo "Highscreen" (Vobis brand) controller for about 25€ from eBay. 
It has merely printed "USB 2.0 Card PCMCIA" on its upside and "Model US2236" 
on the back.

The device works fine under 2.6.x and 2.4.x (x>23) with different notebooks. 
So far I had no trouble connecting USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices in varying 
combinations, e.g. an active USB 2.0 hub, a Microsoft mouse, external hard 
disks and a Plextor CD-Burner etc.

Works with the ehci-hcd module, but requires an explicit "cardctl eject" 
before popping out the card, otherwise the kernel hangs. This is a known 
problem for USB 2.0 PCMCIA controllers, though, and not specific to this 
controller.

The only drawback: the controller seems to max out at about 80-100Mbit/s, but 
I haven't done extensive research on this so far. No problem for me, but if 
you need every bit of performance, you might want to spend more money for a 
well-established brand card.

Regards,
  Frank
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