USB 3.0 is now supported in Mac OS X! LaCie released drivers today for their new line of USB 3,0 PCI-E and ExpressCard controllers. Download the drivers here.
The device identifies as USB Super-Speed Bus in System Profiler and IORegistryExplorer. USB 2.0 devices are confirmed working on these USB 3.0 ports. We haven't had a chance to test USB 3.0 devices. Our initial testing was done on GA-H55N-USB3, GA-P55A-UD4P and the GA-X58A-UD3R.
We need more testers! Report your findings in the tonymacx86 Forum here.
UPDATE:
LaCie's driver is working only on specific LaCie devices. Luckily, we've been tipped off to a patched version of the kext, which enables any USB 3.0 device. Available in the latest MultiBeast. You can test speeds using Xbench, then target any drive plugged to the USB 3.0 ports. Please post any stats in the forum!
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29 comments:
Gahh .. I just ordered a P55m-UD4.
Oh well, thats great news anyway.
Yuppii!! Good works!
O...la..la... thank's very much...., I will try it.
Nice! Gives me more reason to order the GA-X58A-UD3R I've been wantin'..
Might be locked to just LaCie devices
http://blog.fosketts.net/2010/11/05/lacie-usb-30-driver-mac-osx-troubleshooting/
Someday maybe we'll get SATA III and TRIM support in OSX. Maybe once the iPad gets it. /eyeroll
Sweet...
@mastahonetrack: Thanks for linking Stephen Foskett's post...
What a dumb decision !...
Let me ask you... Would you buy a car knowing it can only run on brand-X fuel ?... I doubt so !
LaCie... Cherish these precious moments (they won't last much)...
This questionable decision will sooner or later backfire when they realize it harms their own legit customers...
The community will find ways around it... and eventually, they'll have to remove this artificial limitation.
It's just a matter of time !
I just installed the drivers on my GA-X58A-UD3R and the USB 3.0 ports are not recognized. :-(
works on my Gigabyte P55A-UD4P, i mean i havent tested it with a usb 3 device but i plug in my 2.0 jump drive and its recognized i got the Super-Speed Bus
Modbin already "jailbreaked" the lock to LaCie drives only - see http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=236209&st=0&p=1577139&#entry1577139
Patched driver installed on Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 (Rev 2.0). This board comes with 2 USB3.0 and it is detected. haven't had any usb3.0 device to test with, but now I have reasons to get them...
nice works tony.
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USB Super-Speed Bus:
Host Controller Location: Built-in USB
Host Controller Driver: PXHCD
PCI Device ID: 0x0194
PCI Revision ID: 0x0003
PCI Vendor ID: 0x1033
Bus Number: 0x00
It's working perfectly here on P55A-UD4 with 2.0 drives for "normal" operations...
It doesn't work with Time Machine!!!
All working on Gigabyte P55-USB3 Rev 1.0 with F8 Bios, tested on Buffalo Enternal USB 3.0 Drive getting 83mbps transfer much faster than usb 2.0
Great Site
With Regards to Time Machine i will test this and let you all know.
So this should also work with a USB3 PCI expansion card right?
I have a HP Pavilion dv7 laptop with an intel i5 430M, 2.27Ghz, intel and ati switchable graphics card.I am trying to install a retail version of Mac OS X 10.6.3. I have been at this all weekend with no success. This are the steps that I have taken: 1. Download the lastest iBOOT and burn it to a DVD 2.Boot the computer using the disk and follow the instructions. 3. Removed the disk and put in the retail version of Mac OS X 10.6.3 and pressed F5 4.Boot Mac OS X 10.6.3 (now this is where I have the problem) I get to the grey screen with the apple logo and and dark grey box is there to meet me with a message "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button until it turns off, then press the power button again". Please help. I have look everywhere but still cannot get this work with my laptop. I saw on one forum that it Mac OS X 10.6.3 is not compatible with i core processor and that I would have to upgrade to 10.6.4, if this is the case how would I go about doing this? Thank you all so very much with this issue.
Installed and shows up on my P55A-UD3 board but when I attach my USB 3.0 External Drive it is not found. Does find USB 2.0 devices such as a USB key.
So here is an update I got it to work using VMWare and everything works, the resolution, the sound, the mouse, everything. Thank you all who help me to get this running
ok, I screwed up. I had USB turned off in the BIOS! After turning it on, USB 3.0 ports are working.
installed the patched USB 3.0 kext file..
two issue 1.. any usb flash drive usb 2.0 will not mount.
2. any USB 2.0 or 3.0 external harddrive will not mount. the system appear to know what on the port but will not allow the drives to mount.
GA-X58A-UD3R ver. 1.0 board, i7 930 6gb ram GTS 250 graphic card. if anyone have this similar problems please post.. if there a fix
P55M-UD2 +HornetTek 2-Port USB 3 PCI Express Controller Card + MEDIASONIC 2.5"SATA HDD ENCLOSURE W/USB 3.0 INTERFACE
Boot snow leopard work card pci SYSTEME PROFILER
hard drive no works
boot windows vista hard drive work reboot snow leopard HARD DRIVE WORK
REBOOT SNOW LEOPARD HARD DRIVE NO WORK
?????????????
FOR HARD DRIVE WORK 1) BOOT VISTA , 2) REBOOT SNOW LEOPARD
CalDigit USB3.0 Driver (Mac 10.5, 10.6 and Win )
http://www.caldigit.com/support/AVDrive ... Driver.zip
include kext
for 10.6 32/64bit
- IOUSBFamily.kext 4.0.2
- CalDigitUSBxHCI.kext 1.1.9
for 10.5 32bit
- IOUSBFamily.kext 3.5.2
- CalDigitUSBxHCI.kext 1.1.9
cannot work with usb3 hub, device invisible but connect directly work well. always got disconnected after large file transfer or watching movies from usb3 disk. Using GA-H55m-USB3
Just works , another winner
does usb3 work on GA-Z68X-UD5-B3??
Works with my USB Pendrive, but when I connect my iPhone 4, nothing happens... Any idea ?
might work for hard drives. but other devices maynot function correctly. ie a keyrig49(recognised but would not output midi in garage band)
using
ga-p67a-d3-b3
Connected a Freecom 750GB USB 3.0 2.5inch drive to my PC using the USB 3.0 port of the Gigabyte Ga-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Rev 1.3, BIOS F8) mainboard.
XBench reports 67MB/s reads and 55MB/s writes which is of course faster than USB 2.0.
I used the drive from MultiBeast 4.1.0.
Nice!
I install MB 4.1.0 last version with USB 30. kext, my sytem show usb super-speed but i have 2 corsair pen drive 16gb and 32gb but no one is recognized
Some help???
Tahnks
THANK YOU!!!! GREAT!!!
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