Mavericks Host Controller Driver Not Found

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In my latest post USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi 6.0 I had a problem with USB 3.0 devices that are detected as USB 2 in ESXi. I know that USB 3.0, also known as eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI), is supported in ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 5.5 Build 2143827 or later. Unfortunately all of my devices are detected as USB 2.1, despite the USB 3 hub was visible. This problem applies to both, USB devices in path-through mode, and USB devices mounted from the command line with usbarbitrator disabled. The solution was quite simple and not related to an ESXi, but to a UEFI configuration.

Within the UEFI the xHCI mode is configurable with a default of 'Smart Auto'. According to the documentation, in 'Smart Auto' mode the USB 3.0 port acts like a 2.0 port before OS USB 3.0 drivers are loaded. For whatever reason, this does not work properly with ESXi. After setting xHCI Mode to 'Enabled', all devices are correctly identified as USB 3.0.

Standard usb host controller driver

During my tests I've use two USB 3.0 capable devices on my 5th Gen Intel NUC (NUC5i5MYHE):

  • External 1TB 2.5' HDD (Seagate RSS LLC FreeAgent GoFlex USB 3.0)
  • USB 3.0 to mSATA SSD Enclosure (ASMedia Technology Inc.)

ESXi 6.0 with xHCI Mode 'Smart Auto'
Both devices are connected to 'Bus 001', which is the 2.0 root hub:

Usb Host Controller Driver

Not

ESXi 5.5 with xHCI Mode 'Smart Auto'
Same problem here. Both devices on 'Bus 001'.

Mavericks Host Controller Driver Not Found In Windows 10

You can also use the lsusb -v command to see a verbose output containing the USB version (2.10):

The problem described here applies only if you see a USB 3.0 root hub but devices are connected to the wrong hub. If you do not see the USB 3.0 hub you have to verify that the xhci module is enabled and loaded with:

To enable it (Load it automatically on boot):

To load it while ESXi is running:

xHCI Mode 'Enabled'
After setting the xHCI Mode to 'Enabled' in the UEFI, both devices are connected to the USB 3.0 hub:

Sd Host Controller Driver Download

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