Re: Windows XP Bluescreen when unplugging printer

[Erik Rull <erik.rull@rdsoftware.de>]

Jim Paris wrote:
> Erik Rull wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I want to run an epson inkjet within my windows xp guest. my host has  
>> enabled usb 2.0, the USB flashdrive works without any problems. When I 
>> plug in the printer (works with the same drivers on a native windows 
>> xp!), it is recognized and the status monitor shows also the ink levels. 
>> Until I start printing. Then the ink level disappears and the status 
>> monitor hangs. The printer itself doesn't do anything, no LED blinks, no 
>> printing starts. When I shut down windows or unplug the printer I get a 
>> bluescreen in XP on usbuhci.sys
>>
>> Interesting: When I switch off USB 2.0 and enable only USB 1.x in the 
>> host BIOS, everything related to USB is SLOW (usb flash drive, too!) but 
>> the printer works (also slow, but it prints).
>>
>> Any ideas what could cause that behaviour? Comes up with kvm-88 and 
>> kvm-77 as well.
>>
>> I tested it on two different systems both the same behaviour.
> 
> You might try this usb fix:
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=c4c0e236beabb9de5ff472f77aeb811ec5484615
> 
> It's been around for a while but hasn't made it into any qemu or kvm
> releases yet.
> 
> -jim
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Hi Jim,

thanks - I will try that tomorrow.

- Erik