On Monday 09 July 2007, you wrote: > John Andersen wrote: > > On Monday 09 July 2007, Dave Barton wrote: > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> From: Hans Linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Mon 09 Jul 2007 18:45:02 EST > >> > >>> why i can't get my USB interface detected by guest OS on my VMware? If > >>> i plug my flash disk to my system, only my host (SUSE) can detect it, > >>> but not my guest OS. > >>> > >>> I try to enable it from menu VM -> Removable Devices -> USB devices, > >>> but it shows nothing. I do have USB device on the setting (USB device > >>> present) > >> > >> More version info would be helpful, but before starting VMWare open a su > >> terminal and type: > >> > >> mount -t usbfs /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb > >> > >> If this works, you can recompile your kernel to restore the usb > >> functionality used by VMWare. that SuSE removed. Search the list > >> archives for more details. > > > > Actually the later kernels have this restored already. > > And I can attest that it works. > > > > Just update to the latest kernel. > > Johm, which kernel you on coz it doesn't work here on 2.6.18.8-0.3 it > doesn't work?
Uname -ar reports: Linux gotroot 2.6.18.8-0.2-default #1 SMP Fri Mar 23 19:38:30 UTC 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I also have this line in my /etc/fstab to make sure usb stuff gets loaded at boot time: usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,devgid=100,devmode=0640,busgid=100,busmode=0550,listgid=100,listmode=0440 0 0 This kernel was produced by Andres Jaeger of SuSE while fixing a boot loader problem and he threw in the usbfs restoration as a side incentive to get people to test the boot loader. This is the directory at suse where this was installed from: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/aj/10.2-bootloader-test Perhaps you can dredge up Andres email from the list and ask him about this. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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