Re: [Xen-users] Xen 3.0 usb access on domU

[Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Can I request that someone please clarify the status of USB support in XEN
> 3.X

Sure.

> My understanding is that work is currently underway to get 'full' USB
> support into version 3.X of XEN - 'full' being defined as "at least as good
> as XEN 2.X".

People are looking at it, I'm not sure how far they've got.  There are patches 
floating around that achieve this, but there's more work planned before their 
inclusion in a release.

Out of interest did you use the USB virtualisation in Xen 2.x?  Did it do what 
you wanted?

> Will this mean that it will be possible to have a Windows XP guest
> installation with a fully functioning USB printer ?

That's the idea.  It'd probably work with the existing patches if you felt 
brave enough to bake them in.

But IBM have a vested interest in supporting USB virtualisation in their 
bladecenter product so I think they're planning on driving this to 
completion.  You should see proper USB virtualisation support in a future 
release, although right now I could not say how long it will be.

HTH,
Mark

> To make my question more clear here is what I 'want' to be able to do:
>
> Install XEN with Fedora Linux as the base OS.
>
> Install a guest instance of Windows XP
>
> Install my Canon i965 printer under Windows XP and 'share' it via SMB
> (windows share).
>
>
> Will that be possible ?
>
> Many thanks.
>
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