Hello,
I'm trying to get the USB3 device above to be available to my VM's... and Im not getting anywhere.
This error may be the sum of my problem. I dont seem to be able to get the xHCI module to load....
[root@BroadWellMiniESXi6:~] vmkload_mod xhci
vmkload_mod: Can not load module xhci: Invalid or missing namespace
Setup: A mini fanless PC with not a lot, but a perfect database server.
[root@BroadWellMiniESXi6:~] lspci
0000:00:00.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI
0000:00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500
0000:00:03.0 Multimedia controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller
0000:00:14.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller
0000:00:1b.0 Multimedia controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller
0000:00:1c.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 [PCIe RP[0000:00:1c.0]]
0000:00:1c.2 Bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #3 [PCIe RP[0000:00:1c.2]]
0000:00:1c.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 [PCIe RP[0000:00:1c.3]]
0000:00:1d.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB EHCI Controller [vmhba32]
0000:00:1f.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller
0000:00:1f.2 Mass storage controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [vmhba0]
0000:00:1f.3 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller
0000:02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [vmnic0]
0000:03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [vmnic1]
[root@BroadWellMiniESXi6:~]
Everything is good.... BUT ... I need more storage space every now and then and the one disk slot is taken.
So Im using USB3 SSD drives.
However, they are seen as USB2 even through I can Add a USB3 device, the VM does not show USB3 speeds.
And when I look at the VM using USBTree, I see SS ports, but cant access them.
I've switched the BIOS settings for the xHCI and eHCI hand over to enabled / disabled ... disabled / disabled etc etc and still no joy.
Has anyone any other hints ?
Here is the hardware...
Many thanks
Simon