Only USB 3 ports working, USB2 ports just powered.

windwalker · Aug 12, 2014

I installed Mavericks 10.9.4 using the recommended Unibeast/Multibeast method and my laptop is close to the same functionality I managed to get with Mountain Lion.

The big regression is that USB 2 ports are not working, so I only have one available USB port left after plugging in the mouse.

GenericUSBXHCI.kext is installed and doesn't seem to generate any errors in system logs.
USB 2 ports still provide power, but neither input nor storage devices are working.

How should I investigate this further?

RehabMan · Aug 12, 2014

windwalker said:
I installed Mavericks 10.9.4 using the recommended Unibeast/Multibeast method and my laptop is close to the same functionality I managed to get with Mountain Lion.

The big regression is that USB 2 ports are not working, so I only have one available USB port left after plugging in the mouse.

GenericUSBXHCI.kext is installed and doesn't seem to generate any errors in system logs.
USB 2 ports still provide power, but neither input nor storage devices are working.

How should I investigate this further?

Use -gux_defer_usb2 kernel flag.

windwalker · Aug 12, 2014

RehabMan said:
Use -gux_defer_usb2 kernel flag.

I tried it and it has no effect.

RehabMan · Aug 12, 2014

windwalker said:
I tried it and it has no effect.

Are you using GenericUSBXHCI.kext?

Post ioreg: http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/58368-guide-how-make-copy-ioreg.html

windwalker · Aug 12, 2014

RehabMan said:
Are you using GenericUSBXHCI.kext?

Yes, it was working well in Mountain Lion so I went with it.

RehabMan said:
Post ioreg: http://www.tonymacx86.com/audio/58368-guide-how-make-copy-ioreg.html

Done.

RehabMan · Aug 12, 2014

windwalker said:
Yes, it was working well in Mountain Lion so I went with it.

Done.

Are you using latest version of GenericUSBXHCI.kext?

windwalker · Aug 13, 2014

RehabMan said:
Are you using latest version of GenericUSBXHCI.kext?

Yes, I believe so. It's the version included in MultiBeast 6.4.1.

/System/Library/Extensions/GenericUSBXHCI.kext/Contents/Info.plist says

Code:

<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1.2.7</string>

I remembered one significant detail.
During the first phase of installation USB 2 ports were working fine so I checked /Volumes/USB/Extra/Extensions/ and found these drivers that I did not install.

Code:

AHCI_3rdParty_SATA.kext
EvOreboot.kext
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext

There's also what seems to be a patched version of IONetworkingFamily.kext. I don't remember any option in MultiBeast related to it.

RehabMan · Aug 13, 2014

windwalker said:
Yes, I believe so. It's the version included in MultiBeast 6.4.1.

/System/Library/Extensions/GenericUSBXHCI.kext/Contents/Info.plist says

Code:

<key>CFBundleVersion</key> <string>1.2.7</string>

There is a newer version that Zenith432 checked in. I have my own repo that tracks it: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Generic-USB3

windwalker · Aug 13, 2014

RehabMan said:
There is a newer version that Zenith432 checked in. I have my own repo that tracks it: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Generic-USB3

That worked.
Thank you for your help.
Do you think this should be reported to include the latest version in the next version of MultiBeast?

RehabMan · Aug 13, 2014

windwalker said:
That worked.
Thank you for your help.
Do you think this should be reported to include the latest version in the next version of MultiBeast?

That is up to MacMan. Currently, he uses the build from Zenith432 and Zenith has not released a binary with the changes made to the source code, even though these changes were completed 2013-11-23.

Thread from Zenith432: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/286860-genericusbxhci-usb-30-driver-for-os-x-with-source/

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