hi guys
i has hacking my Octane2 (IP30) in order to have xio-pci + pci-usb, in order to plug an usb-harddisk, which was successfully achieved using a NEC uPD72010x chip from a common PCI-usb board (i have payed 9 euro, from a local PC parts reseller)
i am quite fine, even if i am still having issues, and i do not have any really working OHCI (1), btw i have a full working EHCI, that is pretty good for bulk-only driven storage devices
btw, i have seen SGI has an USB PCI card, SGI part number 9210286
which seems to be a product pretty compatible with SGI machines. I do not know if Octane2 has ever had it, and if Irix has ever supported that. Any knows and feedback is welcome
thank you
(1) it's working with FTDI-usb-uart cable, everything else seems to have strange behavior, i still have to check and understand what is wrong
i has hacking my Octane2 (IP30) in order to have xio-pci + pci-usb, in order to plug an usb-harddisk, which was successfully achieved using a NEC uPD72010x chip from a common PCI-usb board (i have payed 9 euro, from a local PC parts reseller)
i am quite fine, even if i am still having issues, and i do not have any really working OHCI (1), btw i have a full working EHCI, that is pretty good for bulk-only driven storage devices
btw, i have seen SGI has an USB PCI card, SGI part number 9210286
NEC chipset - Slotted for 3.3 and 5V PCI applications. SGI equipped Onyx 350 InfiniteReality and InfinitePerformance systems with this card as an attachment point for USB keyboards and mice.
There are some references on TechPubs indicating Orange Micro as the OEM, while "UP205-0525" screened on the PCB returns Adaptec references. It appears in an hinv with a PCI vendor ID of 0x1033 (NEC) PCI device numbers 0x0035(Dual OHCI controllers plus Single EHCI controller) and 0x00e0(USB 2.0 Host Controller)
which seems to be a product pretty compatible with SGI machines. I do not know if Octane2 has ever had it, and if Irix has ever supported that. Any knows and feedback is welcome
thank you
(1) it's working with FTDI-usb-uart cable, everything else seems to have strange behavior, i still have to check and understand what is wrong