In Ubuntu 15.10 the bug is still present. I found a workaround: http://askubuntu.com/questions/602791/msi-970-gaming-usb-3-0-drivers
"I had the same problem. Resolved it by adding in /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="iommu=soft" Then sudo update-grub, reboot and voilĂ !" ... I do not know what iommu is and if it can disable something important, may be someone can tell us about it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447267 Title: Ubuntu 14.04 AMD64 MSI 970 Gaming USB3.0 does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/external-storage-manager/+bug/1447267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs