USB 3.0 Use with Linux

[Monty J. Harder]

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Luke-Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:

> Do note in general, USB 3.0 is /not/ compatible with USB 1 or 2.
>
>
Care to explain?

http://www.everythingusb.com/superspeed-usb.html#5

> 5. Will my existing peripherals still work? How will they co-exist?
> The good news is that USB 3.0 has been carefully planned from the start to
> peacefully co-exist with USB 2.0. First of all, while USB 3.0 specifies new
> physical connections and thus new cables to take advantage of the higher
> speed capability of the new protocol, the connector itself remains the same
> rectangular shape with the four USB 2.0 contacts in the exact same location
> as before. Five new connections to carry receive and transitted data
> independently are present on USB 3.0 cables and only come into contact when
> mated with a proper SuperSpeed USB connection.
>
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