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Axelera Metis M.2 not found on running axdevice "ERROR: No target device found in lspci output" whereas the device is physically loaded and the fan is running.

  • February 25, 2026
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(venv) smart@smart-Default-string:~/voyager-sdk$ axdevice
ERROR: No target device found in lspci output
ERROR: AXR_ERROR_CONNECTION_ERROR: No target device found in lspci output
(venv) smart@smart-Default-string:~/voyager-sdk$ axdevice --refresh
[sudo] password for smart:
ERROR: No target device found in lspci output
ERROR: AXR_ERROR_CONNECTION_ERROR: No target device found in lspci output
(venv) smart@smart-Default-string:~/voyager-sdk$ axdevice --refresh -v
INFO: No Axelera devices found, will only rescan.
INFO: PCIE rescan
ERROR: No target device found in lspci output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/bin/axdevice", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(entrypoint_main())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/runtime/axdevice.py", line 794, in entrypoint_main
main(args)
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/runtime/axdevice.py", line 753, in main
found_devices = c.list_devices()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/runtime/objects.py", line 277, in list_devices
_maybe_raise_error(self)
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/runtime/objects.py", line 91, in _maybe_raise_error
_raise_error(ctx, err_no)
File "/home/smart/.cache/axelera/venvs/644f17ff/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/runtime/objects.py", line 83, in _raise_error
raise exc(f"{err}: {msg}")
ConnectionError: AXR_ERROR_CONNECTION_ERROR: No target device found in lspci output

 

This is the output by running all the available options. 
I also tried all the approaches mentioned in “https://support.axelera.ai/hc/en-us/articles/26261515755538-PCIe-Troubleshooting-Guide”. 
Background context:

my host device has intel i7 13th gen and OS is

Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Release:    24.04

and 

voyager-sdk version is “release/v1.5”