[mythtv-users] mceusb remote on USB3

[Robin Gilks]

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> Thanks very much for posting this.  It appears to me that there are a
> couple of possible drawbacks to this approach:
>
> 1.  The 3.14.x kernel doesn't appear to be part of the main Ubuntu
> kernel series, from looking at:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack.  This means that it
> won't have had as much testing as the main line kernels.

I'm a new *buntu user - I've always taken the DIY approach having used
Gentoo for the last 10+ years (and still do on my server/backend). The
mceusb fix is in the mainline kernel as of end April 2014 so 3.16 will not
require patching.

> 2.  Since the kernel is installed from a .deb package, you'll need to
> manually track and install fixes (as opposed to a ppa, which will
> automatically update).
>
> Since Ubuntu 14.10 is out soon, presumably there will be a Kernel
> Enablement Stack for the 14.10 kernel, i.e. 3.16.  I assume that the
> fix will be carried forward, so waiting for the KES would mean that we
> get a better tested kernel (for Ubuntu) and automatic updates.

My preference is for the LTS support which makes moving to 14.10
questionable. If I patch until Jan next year (only 3 months by the looks
of it) then the update to 3.16 kernel brings the correct fix anyway.

> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
> Alistair
>

Not having an option in the BIOS to run the xHCI ports in USB2 mode (or at
least one that I've got to work) means that this is really the only option
I have :(

Its now unbroken so I won't be trying to fix it for a while.

-- 
Robin Gilks