USB not working on Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800

sunny.mi · September 26, 2023, 7:16pm

Using OpenWRT v. 22.03.5 - r20134-5f15225c1e
All packages updated to latest.

Usb not working. dmesg shows no problems, but:

# lsusb
unable to initialize libusb: -99

And

# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices
#

returns nothing.

Modules installed:

# opkg list-installed | grep usb
kmod-usb-core - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-dwc3 - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ehci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ohci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ohci-pci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-printer - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-storage - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-storage-extras - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-uhci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-xhci-hcd - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb2 - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb2-pci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb3 - 5.10.176-1
libusb-1.0-0 - 1.0.24-5
usbids - 0.359-1
usbutils - 014-1

System logs:

[    0.070748] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[    0.070834] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[    0.070909] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[    6.167713] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[    6.574213] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[    6.597164] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[   14.946771] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
[   14.991656] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-alauda
[   14.992245] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-cypress
[   14.997061] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-datafab
[   15.003207] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-freecom
[   15.009332] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-isd200
[   15.015309] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-jumpshot
[   15.020801] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-karma
[   15.041189] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-sddr09
[   15.041852] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-sddr55
[   15.046671] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-usbat
[   15.052507] usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp

hnyman · September 26, 2023, 7:21pm

works in R7800 with main/master:

root@router1:~# opkg list-installed | grep usb
kmod-phy-qcom-ipq806x-usb - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-core - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-dwc3 - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-ehci - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-ohci - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-storage - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb-xhci-hcd - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb2 - 6.1.55-1
kmod-usb3 - 6.1.55-1

root@router1:~# df | grep sda
/dev/sda1              3940288    358664   3581624   9% /mnt/sda1

Tue Sep 26 22:19:40 2023 kern.info kernel: [ 5551.949983] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd
Tue Sep 26 22:19:40 2023 kern.info kernel: [ 5552.160383] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Tue Sep 26 22:19:40 2023 kern.info kernel: [ 5552.160786] scsi host1: usb-storage 1-1:1.0
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.notice kernel: [ 5553.181666] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Pretec   UltimateGuard    2.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.notice kernel: [ 5553.182815] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] 7897088 512-byte logical blocks: (4.04 GB/3.77 GiB)
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.notice kernel: [ 5553.189232] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.debug kernel: [ 5553.196267] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.err kernel: [ 5553.196814] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Asking for cache data failed
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.warn kernel: [ 5553.200953] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.info kernel: [ 5553.376642]  sda: sda1
Tue Sep 26 22:19:41 2023 kern.notice kernel: [ 5553.376820] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk

root@router1:~# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices

T:  Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=480  MxCh= 1
B:  Alloc=  0/800 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 6.01
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 6.1.55 xhci-hcd
S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=xhci-hcd.0.auto
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   4 Ivl=256ms

T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=480  MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=4146 ProdID=ba65 Rev= 1.00
S:  Manufacturer=PRETEC UG-04GB
S:  Product=USB Mass Storage Device
S:  SerialNumber=7063bc051cf6bd
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr= 98mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=125us
E:  Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  64 Ivl=16ms

T:  Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=5000 MxCh= 1
B:  Alloc=  0/800 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 3.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=03 MxPS= 9 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0003 Rev= 6.01
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 6.1.55 xhci-hcd
S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=xhci-hcd.0.auto
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   4 Ivl=256ms

T:  Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=480  MxCh= 1
B:  Alloc=  0/800 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 6.01
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 6.1.55 xhci-hcd
S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=xhci-hcd.1.auto
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   4 Ivl=256ms

T:  Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=5000 MxCh= 1
B:  Alloc=  0/800 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
D:  Ver= 3.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=03 MxPS= 9 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0003 Rev= 6.01
S:  Manufacturer=Linux 6.1.55 xhci-hcd
S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
S:  SerialNumber=xhci-hcd.1.auto
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=  0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   4 Ivl=256ms

sunny.mi · September 26, 2023, 7:31pm

My modules are ver 5.10.xxx, opkg does not offer upgrades. Are you suggesting to upgrade to latest rc version?

egc · September 26, 2023, 7:32pm

Maybe this applies?

egc · September 26, 2023, 7:35pm

Just use @hnymans build(s) for the R7800

sunny.mi · September 26, 2023, 7:52pm

Thanks for providing the package list. The problem were these missing packages: kmod-phy-qcom-ipq806x-usb, kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom. Once added, lsusb shows the devices.

My current list is as follows:

kmod-phy-qcom-ipq806x-usb - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-core - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-dwc3 - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ehci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-ohci - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-printer - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-storage - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-storage-extras - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb-xhci-hcd - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb2 - 5.10.176-1
kmod-usb3 - 5.10.176-1
libusb-1.0-0 - 1.0.24-5
usbids - 0.359-1
usbutils - 014-1

system · October 6, 2023, 7:53pm

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