I have the same issue under 16.04 LTS running under Parallels 11. Under 14.04 it works well.
Here is my 16.04 LTS dmesg [ 17.098137] random: nonblocking pool is initialized [ 84.186235] usb 4-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 84.201216] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=174c, idProduct=1351 [ 84.201219] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=1 [ 84.201220] usb 4-1: Product: USB3.1 Device [ 84.201221] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Generic [ 84.201222] usb 4-1: SerialNumber: 00000000000000000000 [ 84.729194] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 84.733541] scsi host8: uas [ 84.733606] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas Here is my 14.04 LTS dmsge [ 41.530114] usb 4-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 41.546540] usb 4-1: Parent hub missing LPM exit latency info. Power management will be impacted. [ 41.547080] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=174c, idProduct=1351 [ 41.547083] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=1 [ 41.547085] usb 4-1: Product: USB3.1 Device [ 41.547086] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Generic [ 41.547087] usb 4-1: SerialNumber: 00000000000000000000 [ 41.572631] usb-storage 4-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected [ 41.572710] scsi8 : usb-storage 4-1:1.0 [ 41.572751] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 42.572273] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access ASMT 2135 0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6 [ 42.572749] sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 [ 42.576130] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte logical blocks: (1.00 TB/931 GiB) [ 42.578385] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off [ 42.578388] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 [ 42.579646] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [ 42.855427] sdb: sdb1 [ 42.886689] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1591521 Title: Kernel Does not recognize some USB 3.0 hard drives Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Running Ubuntu 16,04 in VMware Fusion on an Apple Mac Book Pro, when connecting a USB 3.0 external drive it does not mount. It seems to choke at the kernel level. dmesg shows incomplete loading, and never gets a device assigned. This works correctly in Ubuntu 14.04 on a VM and vanilla kernel 4.4.13. Confirmed bug on different HW with kernel 4.4.10 imac arch linux bare metal ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic 4.4.0-24.43 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: john 1836 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Jun 11 07:31:18 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=814c9f61-7a4e-43bf-8a22-32628d812842 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-20 (691 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) IwConfig: ens33 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-24-generic root=UUID=7828d00a-d744-4ecf-a5f4-9f6fe0006ff6 ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-19 (22 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/02/2015:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1591521/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
