From: Sean McHenry <mchenryproj@yahoo.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: VMware / RH 7.2 hotplug issue.
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:39:36 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-hotplug-101631122029629@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-hotplug-101631072628825@msgid-missing>
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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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-16 20:39 UTC|newest]
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2002-03-16 20:29 VMware / RH 7.2 hotplug issue Sean McHenry
2002-03-16 20:39 ` Sean McHenry [this message]
2002-03-17 0:37 ` Greg KH
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