benzolius Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hi, Recently I installed Funtoo Linux with the debian-sources kernel according to the installation instructions (http://www.funtoo.org/Funtoo_Linux_Installation). I had to boot the alternative kernel (alter64) of system rescue cd, because the standard kernel could not work with usb ports. I have a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P motherboard. Unfortunately in the installed system is the same situation, the usb ports don't work. Is there a way to port/install the usb driver from the system rescue cd? I'll be grateful for any help. Zoltan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nrc Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Google says that the USB controller on your MB is a VIA VL805 chip. The advice to get that chip working appears to be to add the kernel parameter "iommu=soft". benzolius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sputnik Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 It would seem your issue is kernel related, you may want to try a different kernel. Although, the Debian kernel is built to be "one size fits all", but then again, so is the systemrescuecd standard kernel and yet, you had to use the alternate. The usb drivers are part of the kernel, either built-in or modules. benzolius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 benzolius Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 benzolius Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I've found IOMMU in the BIOS, i had to enable it and now it works with the debian-sources kernel. Thanks for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nrc Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Recently I installed Funtoo Linux with the debian-sources kernel according to the installation instructions (http://www.funtoo.org/Funtoo_Linux_Installation).
I had to boot the alternative kernel (alter64) of system rescue cd, because the standard kernel could not work with usb ports.
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