PCI to Gigabit device support with Pi5

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Hi, I am trying to get this device working with a Pi5: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/PCIe_TO_Gigabit_ETH_USB3.2_HAT+#Support

I have tried applying the dt param by adding “pciex1” to the device dashboard under “define DT parameters for the default overlay”, but it does not seem to be working. Am I missing something to enable this support in balena? Thanks!

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Did you try dtparam=pciex1_gen=3 ?

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Yes, I had the same idea…I tried various combinations of pciex1_gen=2 and 3. According to the docs it uses gen 2, but you never know. I’m going to try it without Balena today to make sure the board is functional. I’ve always found the pci ribbon cables to be very delicate.

Has anyone else used PCI devices like nvme storage on a Pi5 with BalenaOS?

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Hi @andrew_regent,

Has anyone else used PCI devices like nvme storage on a Pi5 with BalenaOS?

Yes, I am happily using an NVMe drive on a Pi5. As are some of my colleagues. Currently using the official HAT+ for that. Earlier used a basic 3rd party NVMe HAT which also worked just fine. I didn’t have to make any dtparam changes.