> So in theory you would plug your scanner which should appear in sys-
> usb,
> and you'd attach ("proxy") it to a VM where you have your scanning
> software installed. If you're lucky it will work that way but not
> every
> USB device works well with proxying and scanners aren't know to be
> very
> plug&play friendly. In that case you will have to use sys-usb
> directly
> (either for firmware loading - most scanners need that nowadays - or
> for
> firmware loading + scanning software).
> That's also why you have the option to combine sys-net and sys-usb
> into
> one VM during installation time: some USB networking devices can't be
> proxied so the only way to use them is to have the usb controllers in
> sys-net (or symmetrically, networking support in sys-usb).Sounds reasonable. I am using a sane scanner which requires no firmware, so it should work. > Ditto for the smartcard reader... OpenSC is pretty standard. I am using a stock CCID smartcard reader. Should also work. Thanks ! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/115311007a404367071fe0d23d893a0942bac876.camel%40mailbox.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
