How to mount usb2 devices

[Bernd Walter]

On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 04:14:46PM +0100, Darksidex wrote:
> I want to mount an external usb20 HD. I try this:
> #mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt  (yes it is in Fat32 for windows 
> compatibility, I need it)
> and it works, but I think that it is mounted like an usb1.1 device 
> because the transfer speed is very low.

It is running high speed, because it is attached to your ehci
controller.
Having high throughput is another story - msdosfs is not very efficient
with some devices - you might want to check a dd with big block sizes
to verify if higher speed can be reached.
The OS version might also influence throughput.

> Controller /dev/usb3:
> addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), 
> Intel(0x0000), rev 1.00
> port 1 powered
> port 2 powered
> port 3 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, USB2.0 Storage 
> Device(0x6830), Cypress Semiconductor(0x04b4), rev 0.01
> port 4 powered
> port 5 powered
> port 6 powered

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