Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Which USB device on which controller?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2009-02-27, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm looking at the box of one of the webcams and it says "USB 2.0
>> compatible".
>>     
>
> A USB 1.1 device _is_ "USB 2.0 compatible" because a USB 2.0
> will slow down and run at 1.1 speed.  Does the device say it's
> "high speed" USB?  "USB 2.0 compatible" generally means it's a
> USB 1.1 device.
>
>   
>> It's not a cable problem because the cable is built right into
>> the webcam.  I'm not trying to get the webcam to go faster
>> back and forth to the controller, I just need to make sure I
>> don't have both webcams on the same OHCI (1.1) USB controller.
>> I would think buying a USB expansion card would work, but I
>> have an EHCI (2.0) controller on this system and a second OHCI
>> (1.1) controller.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea on this.  It really doesn't make sense.
>>     
>
> Sounds like it's a 1.1 device to me.
>
>   

Yep, that's what it sounds like to me too. 

Dale

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