[Bug 565047] Re: Unable to install off USB 3.0 port (HP Envy 15 Laptop)

[Evan Broder]

The issue is described in the linked Debian bug - the name of the kernel
module for USB 3.0 changed, but initramfs-tools didn't, so the module
didn't end up in the initramfs, leaving it unable to activate any USB
3.0 devices.

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #625224
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=625224

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=625224
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Unable to install off USB 3.0 port (HP Envy 15 Laptop)

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: debian-installer

  I'm trying to install ubuntu on a new HP Envy 15 laptop, which has no
  internal CD drive, but does have a USB CD drive

  Any CD (9.04, 10.04alpha2, 10.04beta2) I have tried results in
  "(initramfs) unable to find a medium containing a live file system".
  Have also tried putting the 10.04beta2 image on a USB key, with the
  same results.  Am guessing that its for some reason unable to find
  devices plugged into USB, possibly related to USB 3.0 things?

  Also tried netboot install of
  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-
  amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz , but it seems to be
  unable to bring up the network after booting into the curses based
  installer frontend.  Am guessing need an updated driver for the
  network card somehow?

  typing out some USB/netowrk related lspci lines from the netboot
  cmdline from another machine, let me know if more specific information
  would be useful -- somewhat hard to get detailed info due to various
  issues so far, though...:

  00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
  02:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation Device 0194 (rev 03)
  03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation WiFi Link 6000 series (rev 35)
  04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Commmunications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)