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USB Woes under 4.1

Using MacPro Quad 3 ghz and Fusion 4.1, USB seems to be broken. I cannot connect to any USB device; indeed, the effort to do so seems to scramble the bus so even the OSX host cannot access devices (apart from keyboard and mouse), and requires a reboot.

Any logs I should be reading to track this down and fix it?

Sam

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That's the strange thing. USB keyboard and mouse

keep

running, but any other USB peripheral does not.

Even

the previously connected printer now shows a

communication error.

It isn't too strange. keyboard and mouse (HID) are

not seen as USB devices unless you explicitly tell

them to be. Your other devices are handled by the USB

virtualization.

What do you mean by this? Fusion does treat HID differently, but does OS X? I'd agree it wasn't strange if it was only the guest that couldn't use USB devices, but tirmidi's seeing this on the host as well.

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I have the same problem, only way to unlock ports is to reboot the machine.

Mac OSX 10.4

VMWare Fusion: 1.0b4

Worked before purchasing this new version? Smiley Sad

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Let's start with the standard logs: vmware.log and vmware-vmfusion.log

Has Fusion ever worked on this machine? If so, which version(s)? What version of OS X? Do other VMs have this problem, or is it one specific one? Which guest? What sort of devices are failing to connect? Why do you say "the effort to do so seems to scramble the bus so even the OSX host cannot access devices"?

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quickprog: Which revision of OS X? Which build of Fusion? Did Fusion ever work on this machine? What type of Mac is it?

Edited to make it clear who I was asking -etung 2007.06.27 23:45

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tirmidi
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Which revision of OS X? Which build of Fusion? Did

Fusion ever work on this machine? What type of Mac is

it?

I am running 10.4.10 on a Mac Pro 3 ghz/6 GB, on which Fusion has been running successfully since the first beta. The current build of Fusion I am using is the latest beta, which I am calling 4.1, the one just released to address problems with 10.4.10, including USB.

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tirmidi
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Let's start with the standard logs: vmware.log and

vmware-vmfusion.log

Shall I email you my logs? I don't like showing my dirty logs in public--and they are big.

Has Fusion ever worked on this machine? If so, which

version(s)? What version of OS X? Do other VMs have

this problem, or is it one specific one? Which guest?

I'm running XP SP2 a the guest, which I've been doing since the first beta with no USB problems. At Pat Lee's suggestion, I created a new settings file for my good ole VM, and it runs great otherwise.

What sort of devices are failing to connect? Why do

you say "the effort to do so seems to scramble the

bus so even the OSX host cannot access devices"?

No listed USB device (two memory card readers inside my monitors and my Canon printer) are able to connect. When I try, it blocks the ports on the host side, so they cannot access USB either; nor do the devices show up in their corresponding programs. To correct this problem on the Mac side, I must reboot the Mac, but the problem occurs again if I try to access USB from the guest.

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Let's start with the standard logs: vmware.log and

vmware-vmfusion.log

Shall I email you my logs? I don't like showing my

dirty logs in public--and they are big.

PM is fine, or koikoi@gmail. Maybe also include the vmx file.

No listed USB device (two memory card readers inside

my monitors and my Canon printer) are able to

connect. When I try, it blocks the ports on the host

side, so they cannot access USB either; nor do the

devices show up in their corresponding programs.

So if you try to connect, say, your printer to the VM, it fails, and after that you can't use a memory card reader on the host? Are your keyboard/mouse not USB devices?

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tirmidi
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PM is fine, or koikoi@gmail. Maybe also include the

vmx file.

Sent by email.

So if you try to connect, say, your printer to the

VM, it fails, and after that you can't use a memory

card reader on the host? Are your keyboard/mouse not

USB devices?

That's the strange thing. USB keyboard and mouse keep running, but any other USB peripheral does not. Even the previously connected printer now shows a communication error.

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So if you try to connect, say, your printer to the

VM, it fails, and after that you can't use a

memory

card reader on the host? Are your keyboard/mouse

not

USB devices?

That's the strange thing. USB keyboard and mouse keep

running, but any other USB peripheral does not. Even

the previously connected printer now shows a

communication error.

It isn't too strange. keyboard and mouse (HID) are not seen as USB devices unless you explicitly tell them to be. Your other devices are handled by the USB virtualization. I can't see your logs, but I am sure some error is written there (if you have debugging enabled, then probably a lot more useful info is written).

tirmidi
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It isn't too strange. keyboard and mouse (HID) are

not seen as USB devices unless you explicitly tell

them to be. Your other devices are handled by the USB

virtualization. I can't see your logs, but I am sure

some error is written there (if you have debugging

enabled, then probably a lot more useful info is

written).

I certainly hope you are right. I really like Fusion in its latest incarnation. Could this be a Tools problem?

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According to your logs, you're still running beta 4, not beta 4.1. Try reinstalling beta 4.1.

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That's the strange thing. USB keyboard and mouse

keep

running, but any other USB peripheral does not.

Even

the previously connected printer now shows a

communication error.

It isn't too strange. keyboard and mouse (HID) are

not seen as USB devices unless you explicitly tell

them to be. Your other devices are handled by the USB

virtualization.

What do you mean by this? Fusion does treat HID differently, but does OS X? I'd agree it wasn't strange if it was only the guest that couldn't use USB devices, but tirmidi's seeing this on the host as well.

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tirmidi
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According to your logs, you're still running beta 4,

not beta 4.1. Try reinstalling beta 4.1.

Yumpin' Yimminy! That did it.

I know that I had previously upgraded the VM, then created a new settings file per Pat Lee's instructions. But for whatever reason, the reinstallation appears to have done the trick. One caveat--after the upgrade and the tools upgrade, I stupidly neglected to reboot the host, so when I tried to print, I had a hard crash of the host. Perhaps there ought to be a warning to reboot the host following an upgrade? But this is a mere trifle.

Thank you for the help and support. And most of all, thank you for a great product.

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One

caveat--after the upgrade and the tools upgrade, I

stupidly neglected to reboot the host, so when I

tried to print, I had a hard crash of the host.

Perhaps there ought to be a warning to reboot the

host following an upgrade? But this is a mere trifle.

Odd, you shouldn't have to reboot - I don't think I ever have between updating Fusion and using it, and I haven't had problems.

Thank you for the help and support. And most of all,

thank you for a great product.

Well, I can't take credit for Fusion, but your kind words are appreciated.

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tirmidi
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Well, I can't take credit for Fusion, but your kind

words are appreciated.

Hey, you should take credit whether deserved or otherwise!

In any case, thank you for the help.

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tirmidi
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Sorry, duplicate message. I can't see how to delete completely.

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I've been seeing a lot of USB craziness that seems to be caused by 10.4.10. Many reports of similar behaviour over at macfixit as well.

Every time I reboot my Mac Pro, I need to unplug / replug the USB keyboard to get the USB running, then I can type and log in.

This may or may not be related to the USB problems you're seeing, but 10.4.10 and USB seem to be a fragile mix.

-a

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