I have a new computer with an Asus P8Z68-V LE + Intel i2500 + 8GB of RAM.
I installed Ubuntu without any issue, but the USB3 (from the motherboard – on the back of the computer) doesn't work.
I plug a USB stick — nothing, I plug my USB3 external drive — nothing, when I plug them into the USB2 and everything works perfectly.
Also, I ran all updates and everything is up to date.
What am I missing?
Best Answer
Yes, it's a hardware problem. I'm having the same problem on the same type board (Asus p8z77-i) I'm currently building, and I know why; USB 3 won't work on anything but Windows 7 and up (the manual will tell you this in another way as well). It's not the fault of ASUS, it's most motherboards at this point. Look up Linux compatible USB 3 cards because it's worth it (this is true of PCI-E cards for USB 3 functions as well. On New Egg, I found 4 usable cards and 2 were sold out (which should tell you how in demand non-windows USB 3 cards are for us).
But they're less then 40 dollars and USB 3 is 5x faster so it'll save you alot of wait time and frustration. I hope this helps!