Hi,
First, here is my configuration:
HP ProLiant DL160 G5, 8 CPUs x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHz
The server runs 6.5.0 (Build 5310538)
I have a usb GPRS modem pluged in in the back.
I try for a week to get access to the usb in my VM
Here is what my shell returns:
[root@vmware:~] esxcli hardware usb passthrough device list
Bus Dev VendorId ProductId Enabled Can Connect to VM Name
--- --- -------- --------- ------- ------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
3 2 12d1 1001 false no (passthrough disabled) Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E169/E620/E800 HSDPA Modem
When i try the following command, it looks like it execute without errors but nothing changes:
[root@vmware:~] esxcli hardware usb passthrough device enable -d 3:2:12d1:1001
I checked in the bios, Virtualisation is enabled under chipset.
I have tested other usb ports but that didn't help.
In my VM i added the usb cotroller but add usb device is greyed out.
As you can expect in my VM the usb device is not present:
gunther@Webserver:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
I looked in all relevant hits on Google but i can't get it to work.
Anyone got a idea how i can solve this?