VMWare in Kubuntu

[Dotan Cohen]

On 07/07/06, Tez <binary_y2k2 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Yes, readd it. That enables USB hub in the client.

Readded. (Is that really a word?)

> [Warning, big long explanation ahead]
> I was referring to a menu that I remember that was at the top of the
> player window, as I'm not using the player that's jusr from memory.
> But you can use those lines in the .vmx to auto connect a device.
> You can use lsusb to find the info for the line but I use
> /proc/bus/usb/devices because lsusb doesn't tell me which device is my
> card reader, just gives "Alcor Micro Corp."
> lspci:
> This shows me "Bus 003 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp.", it's
> the ID part you want, if yours was 058f:9360 then change
> usb.autoConnect.device0 = "path:3/5 autoclean:1" to
> usb.autoConnect.device0 = "0x58f:0x9360 autoclean:1" (058f:9360 in hex)
>
> /proc/bus/usb/devices:
> If you use /proc/bus/usb/devices, look for a reference like "S:
> Product=USB Reader" (from my devices file)
> look for the line with "P:  Vendor=" in the same block, eg "P:
> Vendor=058f ProdID=9360 Rev= 1.00"
> You need to vendor part and the prodID part, change the line to those
> numbers (in hex) with a colon between them.
> So if your device was the same as mine you would change the "path:3/5"
> part to "0x58f:0x9360"
> and the line would read:
> usb.autoConnect.device0 = "0x58f:0x9360 autoclean:1"
>
> You may also need the line
> usb.generic.skipsetconfig = "TRUE"
> This will stop ubuntu grabbing the device before the client dose.
>

Ah. Ok. I'll see what I can come up with.

> Yeah, just be careful that linux doesn't mount the cd when you tell
> windows to eject the cd, because the cd will eject without umount.
> (although your not really supposed to mount it and use it in a client,
> but it's no big deal in my experience)
> I made that mistake once and has to reinsert the cd to unmount it.

Since resetting the VM I've actually been pretty lucky with the disks.
I rightclick them and click eject in windows, and so far it's worked
as if it were running right on the hardware itself. Amazing.

Thank you, Tez. I've been googling all day for an explanation of the
various options available in the config file. I can't find any. I
don't know how we're supposed to use this stuff if it's not
documented, but in any case, I am grateful to VMWare for the amazing
work they've done with this. And to Tez and Johnathon Jesse and
everybody else who helps out on this list. You guys are the best.

Dotan Cohen
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