LinuxQuestions.org

LinuxQuestions.org (/questions/)
-   Linux - Hardware (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/)
-   -   USB sticks and drives not detected by bios (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/usb-sticks-and-drives-not-detected-by-bios-874221/)

beowulfnode 04-10-2011 11:44 PM
USB sticks and drives not detected by bios
 
To start with I know this is not a linux problem, it is purely hardware.

After the computer has been on for a while and then restarted bios does not detect in POST the usb sticks that it is supposed to use to boot from. This is obviously a problem as bios can't use something it can't see to boot from.

I'm wanting to know if anyone else has had a problem like this with my hardware? I suspect it is the Asus M4A78LT-M LE that has a usb detection problem, since I've tried plugging the same sticks in to another pc and they do not have the same issue on that pc.

root@dlnas:~# lshw
Code:
dlnas
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: System Product Name
    vendor: System manufacturer
    version: System Version
    serial: System Serial Number
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.5 dmi-2.5 vsyscall64 vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop uuid=20BAECDE-3E99-DF11-949C-20CF30286EBD
  *-core
      description: Motherboard
      product: M4A78LT-M-LE
      vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
      physical id: 0
      version: Rev X.0x
      serial: 106361360000925
      slot: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: 0704 (06/11/2010)
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 960KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
    *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 235e Processor
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 235e Processor
          serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
          slot: AM3
          size: 2700MHz
          capacity: 2700MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 200MHz
          capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save cpufreq
        *-cache:0
            description: L1 cache
            physical id: 5
            slot: L1-Cache
            size: 256KiB
            capacity: 256KiB
            capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
        *-cache:1
            description: L2 cache
            physical id: 6
            slot: L2-Cache
            size: 2MiB
            capacity: 2MiB
            capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
    *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 2d
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 2GiB
        *-bank:0
            description: DIMM Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
            product: PartNum0
            vendor: Manufacturer0
            physical id: 0
            serial: SerNum0
            slot: DIMM0
            size: 2GiB
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:1
            description: DIMM [empty]
            product: PartNum1
            vendor: Manufacturer1
            physical id: 1
            serial: SerNum1
            slot: DIMM1
    *-pci:0
          description: Host bridge
          product: RS780 Host Bridge
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
        *-pci:0
            description: PCI bridge
            product: RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
            vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
            physical id: 1
            bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: pci ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
            resources: ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fe900000-feafffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
          *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: 760G [Radeon 3000]
                vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
                physical id: 5
                bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
                version: 00
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
                resources: irq:18 memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:feaf0000-feafffff memory:fe900000-fe9fffff
        *-pci:1
            description: PCI bridge
            product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
            vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
            physical id: 6
            bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=pcieport
            resources: irq:40 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:feb00000-febfffff
          *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet
                vendor: Atheros Communications
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: c0
                serial: 20:cf:30:28:6e:bd
                size: 1GB/s
                capacity: 1GB/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.0.2-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.200 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1GB/s
                resources: irq:41 memory:febc0000-febfffff ioport:ec00(size=128)
        *-storage
            description: SATA controller
            product: SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 11
            bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
            logical name: scsi2
            logical name: scsi3
            logical name: scsi4
            logical name: scsi5
            logical name: scsi6
            logical name: scsi7
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list emulated
            configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
            resources: irq:22 ioport:c000(size=8) ioport:b000(size=4) ioport:a000(size=8) ioport:9000(size=4) ioport:8000(size=16) memory:fe8ffc00-fe8fffff
          *-disk:0
                description: ATA Disk
                product: ST2000DL003-9VT1
                vendor: Seagate
                physical id: 0
                bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: CC32
                serial: 5YD11MAJ
                size: 1863GiB (2TB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5
          *-disk:1
                description: ATA Disk
                product: WDC WD20EARS-00J
                vendor: Western Digital
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sdb
                version: 80.0
                serial: WD-WCAYY0084167
                size: 1863GiB (2TB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=0005b491
          *-disk:2
                description: ATA Disk
                product: ST31500341AS
                vendor: Seagate
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sdc
                version: CC1H
                serial: 9VS1B96Q
                size: 1397GiB (1500GB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=d64b0614
          *-disk:3
                description: ATA Disk
                product: WDC WD20EARS-00M
                vendor: Western Digital
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sdd
                version: 50.0
                serial: WD-WMAZA0525490
                size: 1863GiB (2TB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5
          *-disk:4
                description: ATA Disk
                product: WDC WD20EARS-00M
                vendor: Western Digital
                physical id: 4
                bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sde
                version: 51.0
                serial: WD-WMAZA0766360
                size: 1863GiB (2TB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=e933fd2a
          *-disk:5
                description: ATA Disk
                product: WDC WD20EARS-00M
                vendor: Western Digital
                physical id: 5
                bus info: scsi@7:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sdf
                version: 51.0
                serial: WD-WCAZA1451296
                size: 1863GiB (2TB)
                configuration: ansiversion=5
        *-usb:0
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 12
            bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ohci bus_master
            configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:16 memory:fe8fe000-fe8fefff
        *-usb:1
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 12.1
            bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ohci bus_master
            configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:16 memory:fe8fd000-fe8fdfff
        *-usb:2
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 12.2
            bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:17 memory:fe8ff800-fe8ff8ff
        *-usb:3
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 13
            bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ohci bus_master
            configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:18 memory:fe8fc000-fe8fcfff
        *-usb:4
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 13.1
            bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ohci bus_master
            configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:18 memory:fe8fb000-fe8fbfff
        *-usb:5
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 13.2
            bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:19 memory:fe8ff400-fe8ff4ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
            description: SMBus
            product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
            version: 3c
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ht cap_list
            configuration: latency=0
        *-ide
            description: IDE interface
            product: SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14.1
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
            logical name: scsi0
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ide msi bus_master cap_list emulated
            configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
            resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff00(size=16)
          *-cdrom
                description: DVD-RAM writer
                product: DVD-RAM GSA-H55N
                vendor: HL-DT-ST
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/cdrw
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/dvdrw
                logical name: /dev/scd0
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: 1.05
                serial: [HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H55N1.0507/12/11 7U02
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
        *-multimedia
            description: Audio device
            product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14.2
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
            version: 00
            width: 64 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
            configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64
            resources: irq:16 memory:fe8f4000-fe8f7fff
        *-isa
            description: ISA bridge
            product: SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14.3
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: isa bus_master
            configuration: latency=0
        *-pci:2
            description: PCI bridge
            product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14.4
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master
        *-usb:6
            description: USB Controller
            product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
            vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
            physical id: 14.5
            bus info: pci@0000:00:14.5
            version: 00
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 66MHz
            capabilities: ohci bus_master
            configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
            resources: irq:18 memory:fe8fa000-fe8fafff
    *-pci:1
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:2
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Address Map
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:3
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
    *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=k10temp
          resources: irq:0
    *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: Family 10h Processor Link Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 105
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
    *-scsi:0
          physical id: 1
          bus info: usb@1:1
          logical name: scsi8
          capabilities: emulated scsi-host
          configuration: driver=usb-storage
        *-disk
            description: SCSI Disk
            physical id: 0.0.0
            bus info: scsi@8:0.0.0
            logical name: /dev/sdg
            size: 14GiB (16GB)
            capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
            configuration: signature=c3072e18
          *-volume:0
                description: EXT3 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@8:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdg1
                version: 1.0
                serial: 290e3c87-4889-4f21-b19e-9167a7a5e3f2
                size: 13GiB
                capacity: 13GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable multi journaled extended_attributes large_files ext3 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2010-11-20 15:18:56 filesystem=ext3 label=sys modified=2011-04-08 16:32:18 mounted=2011-04-08 16:32:18 state=clean
          *-volume:1
                description: Linux swap volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@8:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sdg2
                version: 1
                serial: 1d86812e-4bcc-4b77-9735-50ff615115c0
                size: 973MiB
                capacity: 974MiB
                capabilities: primary multi swap initialized
                configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4100
    *-scsi:1
          physical id: 2
          bus info: usb@1:3
          logical name: scsi9
          capabilities: emulated scsi-host
          configuration: driver=usb-storage
        *-disk
            description: SCSI Disk
            physical id: 0.0.0
            bus info: scsi@9:0.0.0
            logical name: /dev/sdh
            size: 14GiB (16GB)
            capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
            configuration: signature=c3072e18
          *-volume:0
                description: EXT3 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@9:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdh1
                version: 1.0
                serial: 290e3c87-4889-4f21-b19e-9167a7a5e3f2
                size: 13GiB
                capacity: 13GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable multi journaled extended_attributes large_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2010-11-20 15:18:56 filesystem=ext3 label=sys modified=2011-04-08 16:32:18 mounted=2011-04-08 16:41:34 state=clean
          *-volume:1
                description: Linux swap volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@9:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sdh2
                version: 1
                serial: 1d86812e-4bcc-4b77-9735-50ff615115c0
                size: 990MiB
                capacity: 990MiB
                capabilities: primary multi swap initialized
                configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4168
root@dlnas:~# lspci
Code:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 760G [Radeon 3000]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)

root@dlnas:~# lsusb
Code:
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 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 003: ID 05dc:a793 Lexar Media, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0951:1642 Kingston Technology
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Rearden888 04-11-2011 12:41 AM
This is kind of a shot in the dark, and may not help with your problem at all, but I have an Asus EEE 1008HA that doesn't properly identify bootable USB sticks as USB devices. Rather, you have to select them under the IDE devices portion of the BIOS. Anyway, this might help.

beowulfnode 04-11-2011 08:58 AM
except they do get detected properly when ever it's powered up first, just after a while of being on, whenever I restart it fails to detect them.

ongte 04-11-2011 09:46 AM
This is likely just a case of poor BIOS code. Try to update the BIOS if possible.

NyteOwl 04-11-2011 12:48 PM
Another thing to try is using a powered hub (or even different sockets on the motherboard). Often lack of USB recognition is due to an underpowered port.

jefro 04-11-2011 03:23 PM
Always do a cold boot and see if it also fails. Do a full shutdown for 20 minutes with power plug out. Or shutdown and pull power plug and press power button a few times.

That is the only way to help assure a clean cold boot.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:13 PM.