[gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[jonas.narstrom]

I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make it 
work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg to 
the syslog:

2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export 
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'

This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD 
EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is 
expected.

Acording to the ASUS website the bluetooth dongle should work with usb2.

Is there a way to disable usb3 in udev and force it to use usb2 for the 
device?

Re: [gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[Michael Mol]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:23 AM,  <jonas.narstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make it
> work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg to
> the syslog:
>
> 2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'
>
> This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD
> EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is
> expected.
>
> Acording to the ASUS website the bluetooth dongle should work with usb2.
>
> Is there a way to disable usb3 in udev and force it to use usb2 for the
> device?

You can find udev's action rules under /etc/udev/ ... Maybe you'll
find what you need there.

Note that most motherboards don't make every port USB3. In fact, I
haven't yet seen one yet that does. If you look next to the port, you
may see the text 'USB3'...try plugging your dongle into a different
port from that one.

The other thing you might do is disable USB3 in your kernel
configuration or BIOS. (Enable UHCI and EHCI, disable XHCI). Make sure
you have a PS/2 keyboard on hand, just in case.

On the other hand, it could just be that your dongle doesn't work;
that error sounds suspiciously like a misbehaving USB device. Try it
in a different system.

-- 
:wq

Re: [gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[jonas.narstrom]

lördagen den 13 augusti 2011 07.54.37 skrev  Michael Mol:
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:23 AM,  <jonas.narstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make 
it
> > work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg 
to
> > the syslog:
> >
> > 2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export
> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'
> >
> > This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD
> > EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is
> > expected.

*... if related to usb3 faiure is expected.

> >
> > Acording to the ASUS website the bluetooth dongle should work with usb2.
> >
> > Is there a way to disable usb3 in udev and force it to use usb2 for the
> > device?
> 
> You can find udev's action rules under /etc/udev/ ... Maybe you'll
> find what you need there.
> 
> Note that most motherboards don't make every port USB3. In fact, I
> haven't yet seen one yet that does. If you look next to the port, you
> may see the text 'USB3'...try plugging your dongle into a different
> port from that one.
> 
> The other thing you might do is disable USB3 in your kernel
> configuration or BIOS. (Enable UHCI and EHCI, disable XHCI). Make sure
> you have a PS/2 keyboard on hand, just in case.
> 
> On the other hand, it could just be that your dongle doesn't work;
> that error sounds suspiciously like a misbehaving USB device. Try it
> in a different system.
> 
> 

Since there are no usb3 ports on the motherboard I do not think changing ports 
will work, I will try to put the dongle in another port and try to restart; 
XHCI is already disabled.

I have not found any files related to usb3 in /etc/udev or in 
/lib/udev/rules.d, so I really do not know where to disable usb3 in udev.

Re: [gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[Michael Mol]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:25 AM,  <jonas.narstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
> lördagen den 13 augusti 2011 07.54.37 skrev  Michael Mol:
>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:23 AM,  <jonas.narstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make
> it
>> > work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg
> to
>> > the syslog:
>> >
>> > 2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export
>> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'
>> >
>> > This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD
>> > EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is
>> > expected.
>
> *... if related to usb3 faiure is expected.
>
>> >
>> > Acording to the ASUS website the bluetooth dongle should work with usb2.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to disable usb3 in udev and force it to use usb2 for the
>> > device?
>>
>> You can find udev's action rules under /etc/udev/ ... Maybe you'll
>> find what you need there.
>>
>> Note that most motherboards don't make every port USB3. In fact, I
>> haven't yet seen one yet that does. If you look next to the port, you
>> may see the text 'USB3'...try plugging your dongle into a different
>> port from that one.
>>
>> The other thing you might do is disable USB3 in your kernel
>> configuration or BIOS. (Enable UHCI and EHCI, disable XHCI). Make sure
>> you have a PS/2 keyboard on hand, just in case.
>>
>> On the other hand, it could just be that your dongle doesn't work;
>> that error sounds suspiciously like a misbehaving USB device. Try it
>> in a different system.
>>
>>
>
> Since there are no usb3 ports on the motherboard I do not think changing ports
> will work

Yeah, I misinterpreted sysfs. I'd suspected (as victor pointed out)
that 'usb3' in your sysfs path just referred to "which" port, so I'd
done a "find /sys|grep usb". But then I misread the result. And your
email, apparently. :-|

-- 
:wq

Re: [gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[victor romanchuk]

> I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make it 
> work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg to 
> the syslog:
>
> 2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export 
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'
>
> This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD 
> EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is 
> expected.
>

this dongle actually has atheros chip inside, so you have to add appropriate
support in kernel (CONFIG_BT_ATH3K) and install sys-kernel/linux-firmware

the issue is not related to usb3 (xhci). usb3 in that context means just port
you're attaching the device to

hth||

Re: [gentoo-user] USB-BT211 causing udev to fail, related to usb3, how to disable?

[jonas.narstrom]

lördagen den 13 augusti 2011 16.35.01 skrev  victor romanchuk:
> 
> > I have an ASUS USB-BT211 bluetooth dongle, I have never been able to make 
it 
> > work and it causes udev to fail at startup and sending the following msg 
to 
> > the syslog:
> >
> > 2011-08-13T09:45:30+02:00 poff udevd[5235]: timeout 'usb_id --export 
> > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3'
> >
> > This seems to be related to usb3, however, neither the mobo (ASUS M4A79XTD 
> > EVO) nor the the installed kernel has usb3 support; if related to usb3 is 
> > expected.
> >
> 
> this dongle actually has atheros chip inside, so you have to add appropriate
> support in kernel (CONFIG_BT_ATH3K) and install sys-kernel/linux-firmware
> 
> the issue is not related to usb3 (xhci). usb3 in that context means just 
port
> you're attaching the device to
> 
> hth||
> 

Thank you, I have fixed the kernel configuration and udev boots normally.