SOLVED:::PCI card for USB connectors- NOT USED??!!

[greendave8]

Hi everyone,

I fitted a PCI card to my motherboard the other day, to allow 5 USB ports it carries to be used. Only thing is, I cant get it to work.

PCC sees the the card and identifies it thus.


Identification
Vendor: ‎VIA Technologies, Inc.

Description: ‎VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller

Media class: ‎Non-VGA unclassified device

Connection
Bus: ‎PCI

PCI domain: ‎0

Bus PCI #: ‎0

PCI device #: ‎14

PCI function #: ‎0

Vendor ID: ‎0x1106

Device ID: ‎0x3038

Sub vendor ID: ‎0x0925

Sub device ID: ‎0x1234

Misc
Module: ‎unknown

Seems to me I need a driver or summat for this card. If I plug a bluetooth dongle in, it lights up and is getting powered.

Ideas please.... I could do with the extra ports it offers. (kde 4)

Tia

DAve
 

[Was_Just19]

Try issuing the command, as root,

modproble vt8231

If that helps you can ensure it is launched at boot by adding    vt8231  to the    /etc/modprobe.preload   file.


EDIT ..   Maybe NOT ......

Do you have      uhci_hcd       module running? The command

lsmod | grep uhci

should tell you ..... if not then    modprobe it   uhci_hcd   and try the device again ..


regards.

[greendave8]

Thanks Johnboy,

It doesn't do anything...... (I did remove the l from modprobe too)

DAve S

[Was_Just19]

Thanks Johnboy,

It doesn't do anything...... (I did remove the l from modprobe too)

DAve S

Please see my correction above ...... sorry ......

[greendave8]

Thanks again JB,

Unfortunately still no joy........

 

dave

[Was_Just19]

OK, time to go back to basics .... please copy and paste this command and the result you get from running it into the next post ...

lspci | grep VIA

I have fitted a similar NEC product to this PC so I can track what you should be getting in response ....

EDIT
            Do you have    harddrake    ticked to run at boot and is it running now?  PCC - System - Services ....

[jgk62]

One thing seems odd is that it shows as a uhci 1.1. It should be an ehci 2.0 unless it's a really old card. Also what motherboard are you running. In my experience, Via usb cards dont get along with Via chipped motherboards. This is at the bios level not the os level. I eventually got tired of messing with Via usb cards and bought about 5 Nec cards on ebay for a couple a bucks each and never had any problems in windows or linux with any motherboard. I love Via chipsets, but not their plug in usb stuff. One thing to try is plug the card into another pci slot and see if that helps. The Via usb cards have known issues, but the Nec cards always work for me without the need for any added drivers in linux or windows. Just plug them in and boot, they're good to go.  Good luck and I hope you get it solved.

[greendave8]

Johnboy,

Thanks for your persistence and help. Hardrake is not running, and not at boot either.

Heres the log as asked:

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661FX/M661FX/M661MX Host (rev 11)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
00:0e.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0e.1 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 50)
00:0e.2 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 51)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] (rev a2)
and
the second part returns nothing....."grep VIA" that is...

Thanks appreciate your time

dave

[Was_Just19]

Try rebooting with harddrake on at boot and see if it makes any difference to the output of both of those ....

[greendave8]

And after reboot:

Password:
[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661FX/M661FX/M661MX Host (rev 11)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
00:0e.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0e.1 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 50)
00:0e.2 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 51)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT] (rev a2)
[root@localhost ~]# grep VIA

You know I think JGK62 may have a point. Perhaps the card is just incompatible.....

Gettin fed up with it now......Maybe just use a usb - to usb hub instead......

Dave

[Was_Just19]

He also had a good point in suggesting you try a different PCI slot ...... it can make a difference ....

For some reason the card is not being recognised for what it is ...

00:0e.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)

....... it is possibly also affected by the interrupt settings in BIOS ....

Try moving it into a different slot ....

[jgk62]

I see you have SIS chipsets. I'm running a few of those with the 964 southbridge. I also have an old Via usb card somewhere. I'll try finding it and plugging it in and checking my lspci to compare. It'll give me something to do later. 

[greendave8]

Thanks to both of you for your interest. Please post your conclusions, I will change pci slot in the morning....

Dave

[jgk62]

Here is my output from lspci

[pclos@localhost pclos]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 741/741GX/M741 Host (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61)
00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 63)
00:0b.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev 46)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
[pclos@localhost pclos]$

I guess the Via works in these sis boards. IIRC I only kept this card for the firewire ports anyway, {its a combo card} but the usb ports work also. The number on the chipset is VT6121L and it is a usb 2.0   What is the # on yours? Older chipset maybe? Or maybe your card is bad and cant be recognized properly.

00:0e.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0e.1 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 50)
00:0e.2 Non-VGA unclassified device: Device 0001:c9c2 (rev 51)

If you get another card I would suggest getting an NEC chipped card. They are much more compatible. Try changing the pci slot first. If it still doesn't work, check a local pc repair shop to see if they have any used ones for sale, or try ebay. look for "nec usb card" or something similar.  BTW, my lspci was from an minime 09 fully updated with kde4.3.4. I saw you put kde4 in your original post.  Good luck!

[greendave8]

Well done guys, I MOVED IT TO ANOTHER SLOT, and it now works fine.... Peculiar eh!

Learn summat everyday....

Thanks for the help

DAve