Re: USB 3 not working with SL 6 rolling kernel but with Fedora 15 kernel
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011, Yasha Karant wrote: I have done several tests with various kernels in an attempt to get full USB 3 external hard drives to work. Here are the results. Using sl6rolling, 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 , USB 3 is not working. Although this kernel is that of RHEL 6.1 in which there is supposed to be full USB 3 support, no go. Following a suggestion from Connie Sieh, I installed the Fedora 15 kernel, 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 This has fully working USB 3, same as I observed in OpenSUSE , evidence below. To get the Fedora 15 kernel to work, I needed to install the Fedora 15 linux firmware RPM. Before doing so, as root, I did mv /lib/firmware /lib/firmware-SL6 . For a reason to be explained below, I have now rebooted the system into the latest production SL 6 kernel but still using the Fedora 15 firmware, and this does seem to work -- kernel 2.6.32-131.2.1.el6.x86_64 . The reason I switched back to no USB 3 support is that I could not build the Nvidia drivers, needed for full CUDA support, because the Fedora 15 kernel demanded a later gcc than SL 6 uses. I am loathe to change gcc because of the large number of dependencies upon the specific gcc used. Hence, has anyone built the Nvidia packages (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.19.run or later) for Fedora 15 kernel 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 so that I could get the appropriate modules, etc., and thus have full CUDA support? Evidence that the Fedora 15 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 kernel supports USB 3: Bus 008 Device 002: ID 152d:0551 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 002: ID 03f0:0317 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1200 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2504 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Script started on Thu 07 Jul 2011 12:40:22 PM PDT [root@jb344 ykarant]# fdisk /dev/sde WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to sectors (command 'u'). Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x706a2c16 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sde1 * 1 32 257008+ 83 Linux /dev/sde2 33 12780 102398310 83 Linux /dev/sde3 12781 25528 102398310 83 Linux /dev/sde4 25529 77825 420075652+ 5 Extended /dev/sde5 25529 38276 102398278+ 83 Linux /dev/sde6 38277 4337540957686 83 Linux /dev/sde7 43376 4847440957686 83 Linux /dev/sde8 48475 5357340957686 83 Linux /dev/sde9 53574 5867240957686 83 Linux /dev/sde10 58673 58927 2048256 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sde11 58928 6080115052873+ 83 Linux /dev/sde12 60802 77825 136745248+ 83 Linux Command (m for help): q [root@jb344 ykarant]# exit exit Script done on Thu 07 Jul 2011 12:40:43 PM PDT Yasha Karant On a MSI P67A-C43 motherboard I see the following after upgrading to the latest SL 6 kernel 2.6.32-131.2.1.el6.x86_64 . Bus 003 Device 005: ID 174c:55aa ASMedia Technology Inc. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 80 1953514584 sda 81 1536 sda1 828192000 sda2 83 1929959008 sda3 8 16 976762584 sdb 8 17 976761560 sdb1 I did nothing to get the above work other than plugging the usb chasis into the usb 3 port on the motherboard. I was able to mount /dev/sdb1 . So I guess this means that some USB 3 devices work on the latest kernel. -Connie Sieh
Re: USB 3 not working with SL 6 rolling kernel but with Fedora 15 kernel
On 07/07/11 21:09, Yasha Karant wrote: I have done several tests with various kernels in an attempt to get full USB 3 external hard drives to work. Hello Yasha, Firstly, apologies as I've not been following your thread closely and I've not read back through it in completion. However, Alan at elrepo.org is currently working on a mainline kernel (kernel-ml) for el6 that will be fully compatible with SL6. There is a thread here where he calls for expressions of interest: http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2011-July/000759.html http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=153 In all likelihood, elrepo would be looking to release kernel-3.0 (when released) packaged for el6 and this might provide a suitable option for you? Regards, Phil
Re: USB 3 not working with SL 6 rolling kernel but with Fedora 15 kernel
Hmmm - Not 100% sure if this will solve it, however try installing kernel-xen from http://www.crc.id.au/repo Its kernel version 2.6.32.41 - and although it has the extensions to run as a Xen Dom0, most of the config should be the same as a stock EL6 kernel... -- Steven Haigh Email: net...@crc.id.au Web: http://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897 Fax: (03) 8338 0299 On 8/07/2011 6:09 AM, Yasha Karant wrote: I have done several tests with various kernels in an attempt to get full USB 3 external hard drives to work. Here are the results. Using sl6rolling, 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64 , USB 3 is not working. Although this kernel is that of RHEL 6.1 in which there is supposed to be full USB 3 support, no go. Following a suggestion from Connie Sieh, I installed the Fedora 15 kernel, 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 This has fully working USB 3, same as I observed in OpenSUSE , evidence below. To get the Fedora 15 kernel to work, I needed to install the Fedora 15 linux firmware RPM. Before doing so, as root, I did mv /lib/firmware /lib/firmware-SL6 . For a reason to be explained below, I have now rebooted the system into the latest production SL 6 kernel but still using the Fedora 15 firmware, and this does seem to work -- kernel 2.6.32-131.2.1.el6.x86_64 . The reason I switched back to no USB 3 support is that I could not build the Nvidia drivers, needed for full CUDA support, because the Fedora 15 kernel demanded a later gcc than SL 6 uses. I am loathe to change gcc because of the large number of dependencies upon the specific gcc used. Hence, has anyone built the Nvidia packages (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.19.run or later) for Fedora 15 kernel 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 so that I could get the appropriate modules, etc., and thus have full CUDA support? Evidence that the Fedora 15 2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64 kernel supports USB 3: Bus 008 Device 002: ID 152d:0551 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 002: ID 03f0:0317 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1200 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2504 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Script started on Thu 07 Jul 2011 12:40:22 PM PDT [root@jb344 ykarant]# fdisk /dev/sde WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to sectors (command 'u'). Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x706a2c16 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sde1 * 1 32 257008+ 83 Linux /dev/sde2 33 12780 102398310 83 Linux /dev/sde3 12781 25528 102398310 83 Linux /dev/sde4 25529 77825 420075652+ 5 Extended /dev/sde5 25529 38276 102398278+ 83 Linux /dev/sde6 38277 43375 40957686 83 Linux /dev/sde7 43376 48474 40957686 83 Linux /dev/sde8 48475 53573 40957686 83 Linux /dev/sde9 53574 58672 40957686 83 Linux /dev/sde10 58673 58927 2048256 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sde11 58928 60801 15052873+ 83 Linux /dev/sde12 60802 77825 136745248+ 83 Linux Command (m for help): q [root@jb344 ykarant]# exit exit Script done on Thu 07 Jul 2011 12:40:43 PM PDT Yasha Karant
