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Questions tagged [usb3]

USB 3.0 is the third generation of USB connectivity, and is many times faster than the previous USB 2.0. No model of the Raspberry Pi supports this higher transfer speed "SuperSpeed", but appliances offer USB 2.0 backward compatibility to be operated with the Raspberry Pi.

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Powering from my PC's USB 3.0 port

The specs for my PC's motherboard don't mention any upper or lower limit for its built-in USB 3.0 ports. What is the minimum current that any (standards compliant) built-in USB 3.0 port should be able to provide? Is a USB 3.0 port suitable for…
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SATA 3 SSD too slow on raspberry pi 4, even with external power

I have a Pi 4B (with latest firmware upgrade) running Raspbian Buster and a 2TB SSD with a SATA 3 interface. I'm using a SATA 3 to USB 3 converter that can also connect to external power when necessary. The SATA 3 to USB 3 converter works fine: I…
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Issues installing RTL8812BU WIFI driver on Raspberry Pi 4 B

Recently, I bought a USB3 WiFi adapter with the RTL8812BU chip (Supports Linux). I have spent 5 hours so far trying to install the Linux driver for the chip on my Raspberry Pi 4. Apparently, I am not able to do this on my own so I hope that you guys…
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Getting IO errors while connecting a HDD to a RPi4 when using USB 3.0 but not when using USB 2

for a few weeks now, I have been suffering with the following problem: I wanted to set up a NAS with a Raspberry Pi 4 and two WD Red, running ubuntu server, since the RPi 4 finally supports USB 3.0. Because the HDDs need more power, I have worked…
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USB 3.0 OTG on Raspberry Pi 4 (USB gadget)

Raspberry Pi 4 can do USB OTG via the USB-C connector (according to this answer) - but only at USB 2.0 speeds since the USB-C connector only connects to USB 2.0 lanes. My question is - can Pi 4 also do OTG at USB 3.0 speeds? Maybe via the standard…
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RPi rev 2 and USB powered harddrive

I am getting my RasperryPi Rev2 soon, and I plan to use it as a media centre. I have a WesternDigital Elements 1TB USB3 2.5" USB powered external harddrive. I know that a normal USB port outputs 500mA, and the Pi recommends 700mA in. I was…
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not sure what type of m.2 ssd to adfd to my Pi 4

I'm new to Raspberry Pi. I'm still confused after online research about what type of SSD to add to my Pi 4B with 4G. I'm planning to use it as either a media server or a home automation server running Home Ass (ha ha , yes I did abbreviate it), I…
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Raspberry Pi 4 only boots from SSD over USB 2.0, but not over USB 3.0

I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4 GB of RAM which I want to boot from SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB). I have installed the most recent EEPROM and believe it is configured correctly: BCM2711 detected Dedicated VL805 EEPROM…
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What's your experience in improving memory management (Swap on NVMe/SSD, zram, zswap)?

I've got an NVMe SSD attached (via USB 3 port) to my Raspberry Pi and wonder what's the best (and still relatively easy) way to configure it for memory demanding applications (like Geth), assuming Raspberry Pi OS Lite or maybe also Ubuntu (Server)…
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Raspberry Raid 0 gains

I'm currently using the Pi overclocked to 1GHz on Archlinux running deluge and samba which access a 3TB external USB drive. I plan on buying another identical drive and set it up as a raid 0 configuration (no, I don't care about the data being…
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raspberry pi 4 suddenly won't recognize nvme on USB3 port

I'm running ubuntu 20.10 arm64 on Raspberry Pi 4b. I was booting from a western digital NVMe drive in a USB-to-NVMe adapter/enclosure thing attached to the USB3 port. This has been working fine for over a month. the nvme device:…
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Hosting LAMP on SD-card in RPi now - would like to move whole database and website to External USB 3.0 SSD

.I am hosting this website on the RPi 4 - 4GB Ram model. I'm guessing the google PageSpeed insights ranking score is kinda ok right now (it ranges in the middel with a score of 56) - try and test it yourself if you want too, and see if your get the…
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USB3 drive and Pi Zero

I'm trying to connect a 3.5" drive to a Pi Zero. However, the drive is not detected by the Pi: pi@lolcat:~ $ dmesg | grep sd [ 0.913523] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver [ 0.915989] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman [ …
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Raspberry Pi USB 3 HAT or alternatives

I am looking for a cheap way to utilize USB 3.0 speeds for my external peripherals. The latest Pi 3 model B still has USB 2.0 ports and from what I have read, until USB 3.0 prices fall, it will be a long time until it is natively built into a…
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Is it possible to physically upgrade either model's USB ports from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0?

Would the build not recognize the difference or be capable of supporting the USB 3.0 speeds? If problems arise, would the issue sit with software, hardware, or another area?
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