Re: VMware / RH 7.2 hotplug issue.

[Sean McHenry <mchenryproj@yahoo.com>]

Forgot to mention this important bit - what is tying up the usb port is 
/dev/usb/lp0.  I tried actually rm'ing it and rebooting.  Nothing good 
happening yet.

Sean McHenry wrote:

> (forgive me if this is a double posting.  I think I used the wrong 
> address the first time)
>
> Folks,
> I am having quite a bit of trouble getting my USB printer to install 
> under VMware.  I have RH 7.2 as the Host OS and WinMe as the guest OS.
>
> Here's what's happening...
>
> When I fire up the PC as normal WITH the printer already connected, 
> Linux sees the USB device, the Lexmark X63 printer.  When I try to run 
> the installation software under VMware, I get an error message telling 
> me the host OS has use of the USB port and VMwae will not take control 
> until RH gives up control of the device.
>
> If I start the system with the printer NOT plugged into the USB port, 
> VM ware can capture the port.  When installing the software, it 
> freezes. Who knows why but I think it is still having issues with RH 
> discovering the USB port as soon as the printer is connected also.  
> Anyway, at this point, even if VM ware keeps focus, if I unplug the 
> printer and then plug it in again, RH once again has control and I'm 
> back to the problem above.
>
> Here's the problem then as I see it.  How do I tell my RH 7.2 install 
> to ignore a USB port so I can use it in VMware only.  I do not need to 
> use any USB ports under RH at this time.  It is much more inmportant 
> to use the ports under VMware for printing and so on.  Part 2, if I 
> tell my system to ignore a USB port, will VMware still be able to find 
> it?  It really relies on the Host OS to pass information from the 
> outside world.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on all this?
>
> Thanks,
>

-- 
Sean McHenry
McHenry Technologies
Hilliard, Ohio
(614) 592-8529 (cell)
http://www.McHenryTech.com/

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