[ovirt-users] USB redirect

Uri Lublin uril at redhat.com
Wed Nov 26 12:01:25 UTC 2014


On 11/23/2014 10:42 AM, Lev Veyde wrote:
> Hi Michal,
>
> As far as I know there is no need to install something inside VM for the Native USB redirection to function properly, thus nothing related is included on the oVirt WGT ISO.

Hi,

Lev, you are correct; there is nothing to install on the guest for Spice 
Native USB.

On the client side there is a need for remote-viewer to be configured 
with USB redir enabled,
and having access to the device (via libusb).
On a Windows client currently we use WinUSB driver to enable access to 
the USB device.
The driver can be installed using the usbclerk service or manually (e.g. 
with Zadig).
It must be installed for each device to be redirected.

On Ovirt, as mentioned, Native Spice USB option has to be enabled.
(This would also add the virtual usb devices needed on the 
qemu-kvm/spice-server side).

Hope that helps,
    Uri.

>
> The user/admin only needs to properly configure the VM for Native USB redirection and install the Spice client.
>
> I forwarded the issue to the Spice team, they could properly point to the issue.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Lev Veyde.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
> To: "Juan Jose" <jj197005 at gmail.com>, "Lev Veyde" <lveyde at redhat.com>
> Cc: "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 3:07:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] USB redirect
>
>
> On Nov 13, 2014, at 12:00 , Juan Jose <jj197005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Michal and everybody,
>>
>> I'm sorry but I have downloaded ovirt-guest-tools from URL you gave me but the driver usbredir is not there. Is it normal or maybe it is in another resource?
>>
>> As the oVirt documentation says, when this driver is installed a new USB windows service will be started in the client, but after execute the ovirt-guest-tool setup and finish the installation there is not any USB new service in my Windows client.
>>
>> Is it possible that this usbredir driver is not in this ISO?
> adding Lev who builds the ISO…can you please check?
>
> Thanks,
> michal
>
>> Many thanks in advanced,
>>
>> Juanjo.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Juan Jose <jj197005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Many thanks Michal,
>>
>> I will try it and I will try to upgrade my oVirt 3.4.
>>
>> Thanks again and best regards,
>>
>> Juanjo.
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 12, 2014, at 16:39 , Juan Jose <jj197005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Michal or everybody,
>>>
>>> Could you tell me where can I get or download ovirt-guest-tool.iso?
>> Hi,
>> it's a regular part of the 3.5 release...
>> http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/ovirt-3.5/iso/ovirt-guest-tools/
>> enjoy!:)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> michal
>>
>>> Many thanks in advanced,
>>>
>>> Juanjo.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:08 , Juan Jose <jj197005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you very much Michal, If I have checked Device administrator in my Windows 7 VM and as you can see in the attached image, the USB device is correctly installed. But when I click "File" in remote-viewer "USB device selection" appears in grey and I can't select any USB device.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any other requirement to be able redirect USB devices?, Is it necessary to install usbclerk in Windows clients to redirect USB to the Windows guest?
>>> usbredir drivers yes, you need them, they should be on the guest tools iso
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> michal
>>>
>>>> Many thanks in advanced,
>>>>
>>>> Juanjo.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 17:54 , Juan Jose <jj197005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have  an oVirt 3.4 deployment and I have some Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bits guests. I can't redirect USB from a Windows 7 client. I'm using remote - viewer as console. Also I have observed something wrong in my administration portal. The oVirt documentation says that I have to select Native USB mode in console properties in VM configuration
>>>> yes, that's the only supported way
>>>> you should see the USB controller in devices
>>>>
>>>>> but after select this mode, it doesn't remain. If I check this  value in console configuration again I can see disabled, native mode value have been changed.
>>>> there used to be such issue in 3.4..it is fixed in 3.5 already.
>>>> It should be a UI problem only…
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> michal
>>>>
>>>>> Is there someone have had this problem?, and how I can solve it?, is it necessary to install in Windows clients us clerk software?
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks in advanced.
>>>>>
>>>>> Juanjo.
>>>>>



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