Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
USB mass storage device class
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
=== Linux === The [[Linux kernel]] has supported USB mass-storage devices since version 2.3.47<ref>{{cite web|title=usb-storage.c - drivers/usb/usb-storage.c - Linux source code 2.3.47pre8 - Bootlin Elixir Cross Referencer|url=https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/2.3.47pre8/source/drivers/usb/usb-storage.c|access-date=2024-11-27|website=elixir.bootlin.com}}</ref> (2001, [[backport|backported]] to kernel 2.2.18<ref>{{cite web|title=usb-storage.c - drivers/usb/usb-storage.c - Linux source code 2.2.18pre2 - Bootlin Elixir Cross Referencer|url=https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/2.2.18pre2/source/drivers/usb/usb-storage.c|access-date=2024-11-27|website=elixir.bootlin.com}}</ref>). This support includes quirks and silicon/firmware bug workarounds as well as additional functionality for devices and controllers (vendor-enabled functions such as [[Parallel ATA|ATA]] command pass-through for ATA-USB bridges, used for [[Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology|S.M.A.R.T.]] or temperature monitoring, controlling the spin-up and spin-down of hard disk drives, and other options). Mobile devices running [[Android (operating system)|Android]] 6 or higher<ref>{{cite web|title=Traditional storage {{!}} Android Open Source Project|at=sec. USB media support|url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/traditional#support_usb_media|access-date=2024-11-27|website=source.android.com}}</ref> also supports USB mass storage through [[USB#Dual-role_USB_connections|dual-role USB]] on USB-C ports, and [[USB-OTG]] on older ports.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)