Re: [Xen-users] Status of USB or Firewire?

[Ernst Bachmann <e.bachmann@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 22 September 2005 16:54, Derrik Pates wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 09:39:25AM -0500, Nate Carlson wrote:
> > I'd like to connect an external drive to one of my Xen boxes so I can
> > send some backups that way; what's the current status of USB or Firewire
> > under Xen? I'm ok hooking it up to either a dom0 or domU; doesn't make a
> > big difference to me.
>
> I know there were patches floating around to allow USB devices to be
> exported to domUs. However, out of the box, at least with UHCI and
> EHCI (aka USB 2.0) host controllers, it works without a hitch for
> mass-storage devices. I would imagine OHCI should work as well.

Some ppl had problems on dell hardware with enabled USB, sharing IRQs between 
USB HCI and other devices made the system unstable... Other than that, USB in 
dom0 should work just as well as in plain linux.

/Ernst

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