On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 2:09 AM, Jonathan Woytek <woy...@dryrose.com> wrote: > I was finally able to resolve this. So that maybe other users can find how > to fix this if they run into the same issues: > > tl;dr: > Edit the virtual machine in question, go under Console, make sure SPICE is > chosen for graphics, and under "USB Redirection" choose "Native." When you > reboot the VM, it will have both UHCI and EHCI (2.0) controllers. Now, any > USB 2.0 devices that you attach will work correctly. > > > Long version: > I struggled with this for quite a while. While doing some additional > research, I found a note in the 4.1.0 release notes referencing BZ 1373223. > This particular note was for ppc64 architecture systems, but it curiously > said that enabling USB Redirection under SPICE would change the USB > controllers available on the host. I dug a little deeper into the bug thread > and found a couple of references that seemed to indicate that x86/x86_64 > exhibited the same behavior. Apparently, UHCI (1.1) is the default because > it supports SmartCards, but the EHCI (2.0) controller does not. So, turning > on USB Redirection under SPICE settings for the console enables an EHCI > controller, thereby enabling devices that require USB 2.0.
Thanks a lot for the report! > > Personal opinion: > This is really obfuscated. It would be great if this switch lived somewhere > more obvious. Even if that doesn't happen, this should exist in a document > somewhere. Maybe it does and I couldn't find it, but I tried! Would you like to open an RFE and suggest a new arrangement for the UI, and push a doc update to the website? Best, -- Didi _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users