Public bug reported: I have motherboard GA-Z170X-UD5 TH with 2 USB Type-C (USB 3.1/Thunderbolt 3) ports, BIOS version F20b.
Both ports are "sleeping" on cold start - I can't boot from USB device plugged into any and both of these 2 USB Type-C ports. Ubuntu 17.04 as of December 11 doesn't see anything (no messages in dmesg). But magically situation changes when involve Windows 10 to the party. I boot into Windows PE based on Windows 10 and it happily see flash drive and my Nexus 6P connected to both ports. After this without unplugging mentioned devices I reboot into Ubuntu and "magic" - both flash drive and Nexus 6P work fine through these 2 USB Type-C ports. Even though it works in Ubuntu, BIOS still doesn't see anything. nazar-pc ~ lspci -d ::0c03 -k 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 0b:00.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation DSL6540 USB 3.1 Controller [Alpine Ridge] Subsystem: Device 2222:1111 Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd But things are even more interesting: when I unplug either Nexus 6P or flash drive and then plug back - they still work fine! But as soon as I unplug both of them - Ubuntu doesn't see anything and doesn't post anything into dmesg until I boot into Windows 10 again. Interestingly, USB 3.1 controller disappears: nazar-pc ~ lspci -d ::0c03 -k 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd nazar-pc ~ cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 4.9.0-10.11-lowlatency 4.9.0-rc8 ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Tags: 3.1 type-c usb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1649039 Title: USB 3.1 controller does weird magic: appears after Windows 10, disappears otherwise Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have motherboard GA-Z170X-UD5 TH with 2 USB Type-C (USB 3.1/Thunderbolt 3) ports, BIOS version F20b. Both ports are "sleeping" on cold start - I can't boot from USB device plugged into any and both of these 2 USB Type-C ports. Ubuntu 17.04 as of December 11 doesn't see anything (no messages in dmesg). But magically situation changes when involve Windows 10 to the party. I boot into Windows PE based on Windows 10 and it happily see flash drive and my Nexus 6P connected to both ports. After this without unplugging mentioned devices I reboot into Ubuntu and "magic" - both flash drive and Nexus 6P work fine through these 2 USB Type-C ports. Even though it works in Ubuntu, BIOS still doesn't see anything. nazar-pc ~ lspci -d ::0c03 -k 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 0b:00.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation DSL6540 USB 3.1 Controller [Alpine Ridge] Subsystem: Device 2222:1111 Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd But things are even more interesting: when I unplug either Nexus 6P or flash drive and then plug back - they still work fine! But as soon as I unplug both of them - Ubuntu doesn't see anything and doesn't post anything into dmesg until I boot into Windows 10 again. Interestingly, USB 3.1 controller disappears: nazar-pc ~ lspci -d ::0c03 -k 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd nazar-pc ~ cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 4.9.0-10.11-lowlatency 4.9.0-rc8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1649039/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp