[ovirt-users] USB Modem in a VM

[Alon Bar-Lev]

Michal, any clue?

----- Original Message -----
> From: "VONDRA Alain" <AVONDRA at unicef.fr>
> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl at redhat.com>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 5:56:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [ovirt-users]  USB Modem in a VM
> 
> Hi,
> Thank you for your answer, I've tried to insert my USB modem, but it doesn't
> up in the Windows VM.
> I've tried to insert via virt-manager without success, I can't apply the
> modification, however I see the modem using lsusb :
> 
> lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device
> 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID
> 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID
> 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID
> 0624:0248 Avocent Corp. Virtual Hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0624:0249 Avocent
> Corp. Virtual Keyboard/Mouse Bus 002 Device 010: ID 0572:1321 Conexant
> Systems (Rockwell), Inc.
> 
> I've unload the "cdc_acm" kernel module via rmmod without success.
> I've also tried to edit the xml appending the ID and VENDDOR tags :
> 
>  <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb'>
>       <source>
>         <vendor id='0x0572'/>
>         <product id='0x1321'/>
>       </source>
>     </hostdev>
> 
> Ut at the first load the config disappears...
> Do I need to restart the host or restart libvirtd services ?
> 
> Thanks for your help
> Alain
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Alon Bar-Lev [mailto:alonbl at redhat.com]
> Envoyé : mardi 13 janvier 2015 17:47
> À : VONDRA Alain
> Cc : users at ovirt.org
> Objet : Re: [ovirt-users] USB Modem in a VM
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "VONDRA Alain" <AVONDRA at unicef.fr>
> > To: users at ovirt.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 5:55:01 PM
> > Subject: [ovirt-users]  USB Modem in a VM
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can you tell me if I can use an USB modem through one of the
> > hypervisor hosts to a Windows VM ?
> >
> > I’d like to install a Windows Fax Server.
> >
> > Thank you for your answers.
> 
> 
> should be possible using qemu args: -usbdevice host:vendor_id:product_id
> 
> in libvirt replace @VENDOR@ and @DEVICE@ to device specific properties:
> 
> <domain type='kvm'>
>   <name>...</name>
>   …
>   <devices>
>     …
>     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb'>
>       <source>
>         <vendor id='0x at VENDOR@'/>
>         <product id='0x at DEVICE@'/>
>       </source>
>     </hostdev>
>   </devices>
> </domain>
> 
> if this option is not exposed in ui you can use vdsm-hooks[1] to modify the
> libvirt configuration and inject such device.
> 
> Regards,
> Alon
> 
> [1] http://www.ovirt.org/VDSM-Hooks
>