[ovirt-users] USB redirect

Thu Nov 27 08:26:43 UTC 2014

Maybe this should be added to the oVirt wiki? 

Yaniv 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Juan Jose" <jj197005 at gmail.com>
> To: uril at redhat.com
> Cc: "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>, "Lev Veyde" <lveyde at redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 2:46:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] USB redirect

> Thank you very much Uri and everybody,

> Best regards,

> Juanjo.

> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Uri Lublin < uril at redhat.com > wrote:

> > 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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