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Date:      Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:20:41 +0000
From:      nahn03 <nahn03@proton.me>
To:        Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: umass not working and other USB troubles
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Hello:

One idea that may work is making sure the USB devices are unplugged, then issue the command:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages

Then plug a single device back into a USB port and please report back what the log says.






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On Monday, January 26th, 2026 at 10:28 AM, Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hello.
> 
> On a new server I've recently installed, I'm unable to use external USB
> HDs or keys.
> When I connect any, I hear it spin up, but the OS won't show anything in
> the logs or in "camcontrol devlist".
> Of course I installed the system by booting an USB key, so it works when
> booting from there.
> 
> Bonus: if I try hard, [un]plugging it several times, I may lose the
> (physical) keyboard or the connection to the UPS!
> 
> 
> 
> > # freebsd-version -ku
> > 14.3-RELEASE-p5
> > 14.3-RELEASE-p5
> 
> > # pciconf -lv
> > hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0xa711 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = HOST-PCI
> > xhci0@pci0:0:20:0: class=0x0c0330 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a60 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x88a1
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gb/s) XHCI Host Controller'
> > class = serial bus
> > subclass = USB
> > none0@pci0:0:20:2: class=0x050000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a27 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake-S PCH Shared SRAM'
> > class = memory
> > subclass = RAM
> > none1@pci0:0:21:0: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a4c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake Serial IO I2C Host Controller'
> > class = serial bus
> > none2@pci0:0:21:1: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a4d subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake Serial IO I2C Host Controller'
> > class = serial bus
> > none3@pci0:0:21:3: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a4f subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = serial bus
> > none4@pci0:0:22:0: class=0x078000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a68 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake CSME HECI'
> > class = simple comms
> > none5@pci0:0:22:1: class=0x078000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a69 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake CSME HECI'
> > class = simple comms
> > none6@pci0:0:22:4: class=0x078000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a6c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = simple comms
> > ahci0@pci0:0:23:0: class=0x010601 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a62 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x889f
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake SATA AHCI Controller'
> > class = mass storage
> > subclass = SATA
> > none7@pci0:0:25:0: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a7c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = serial bus
> > none8@pci0:0:25:1: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a7d subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = serial bus
> > pcib1@pci0:0:28:0: class=0x060400 rev=0x11 hdr=0x01 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a38 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-PCI
> > pcib3@pci0:0:28:2: class=0x060400 rev=0x11 hdr=0x01 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a3a subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Point-S PCH - PCI Express Root Port 3'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-PCI
> > pcib4@pci0:0:28:3: class=0x060400 rev=0x11 hdr=0x01 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a3b subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake PCI Express Root Port'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-PCI
> > pcib5@pci0:0:28:4: class=0x060400 rev=0x11 hdr=0x01 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a3c subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-PCI
> > none9@pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a14 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-ISA
> > none10@pci0:0:31:4: class=0x0c0500 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a23 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake-S PCH SMBus Controller'
> > class = serial bus
> > subclass = SMBus
> > none11@pci0:0:31:5: class=0x0c8000 rev=0x11 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x7a24 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x7270
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'Raptor Lake SPI (flash) Controller'
> > class = serial bus
> > pcib2@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x060400 rev=0x06 hdr=0x01 vendor=0x1a03 device=0x1150 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x87ed
> > vendor = 'ASPEED Technology, Inc.'
> > device = 'AST1150 PCI-to-PCI Bridge'
> > class = bridge
> > subclass = PCI-PCI
> > vgapci0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x030000 rev=0x52 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x1a03 device=0x2000 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x87ed
> > vendor = 'ASPEED Technology, Inc.'
> > device = 'ASPEED Graphics Family'
> > class = display
> > subclass = VGA
> > igb0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x020000 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x1533 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x8557
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'I210 Gigabit Network Connection'
> > class = network
> > subclass = ethernet
> > igb1@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x020000 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x1533 subvendor=0x1043 subdevice=0x8557
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'I210 Gigabit Network Connection'
> > class = network
> > subclass = ethernet
> > igb2@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x020000 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x1533 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x0002
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = 'I210 Gigabit Network Connection'
> > class = network
> > subclass = ethernet
> 
> > # usbconfig
> > ugen0.1: <XHCI root HUB Intel> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
> > ugen0.3: <UPS American Power Conversion> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (10mA)
> > ugen0.4: <CP2112 HID I2C Bridge Silicon Labs> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (100mA)
> > ugen0.5: <Virtual Hub American Megatrends, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
> > ugen0.6: <Virtual CDROM American Megatrends, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
> > ugen0.7: <Virtual HDisk Device American Megatrends, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
> > ugen0.8: <Virtual Ethernet. American Megatrends, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
> > ugen0.9: <Virtual Keyboard and Mouse American Megatrends, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
> 
> > # camcontrol devlist
> > <KINGSTON SEDC600M1920G SCEKH5.3> at scbus0 target 0 lun 0 (pass0,ada0)
> > <KINGSTON SEDC600M1920G SCEKH5.3> at scbus1 target 0 lun 0 (pass1,ada1)
> > <KINGSTON SEDC600M1920G SCEKH5.3> at scbus2 target 0 lun 0 (pass2,ada2)
> > <AHCI SGPIO Enclosure 2.00 0001> at scbus8 target 0 lun 0 (ses0,pass3)
> > <AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00> at scbus9 target 0 lun 0 (cd0,pass4)
> > <AMI Virtual HDisk0 1.00> at scbus10 target 0 lun 0 (da0,pass5)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I have scbus, da, xhci (not uhci, ohci or ehci), usb, usbhid, hkbd,
> ukbd, umass in the kernel.
> 
> 
> 
> Any hint?
> 
> I have XHCI handoff disabled in the BIOS (from physical console), but I
> see it as enabled if I connect through BMC!!!
> Can this matter?
> 
> bye & Thanks
> av.


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