VMware guest os does not see USB ports

I installed VMWARE server in my Kubuntu box to run some W$ apps not
available in linux and not running via wine.
- data retrieval from my Sunny beam solar PV system
- X10 home automatisation application for Marmitec CM11-USB device

Problem:
W$ running as VM in Kubuntu does not see any USB device
I did some modifications as described in
[url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvm/+bug/156085/comments/5[/url]
but still no luck.

Some ideas anybody ?

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MarcB

MarcB wrote:[color=blue]
> I installed VMWARE server in my Kubuntu box to run some W$ apps not
> available in linux and not running via wine.
> - data retrieval from my Sunny beam solar PV system
> - X10 home automatisation application for Marmitec CM11-USB device
>
> Problem:
> W$ running as VM in Kubuntu does not see any USB device
> I did some modifications as described in
> [url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvm/+bug/156085/comments/5[/url]
> but still no luck.
>
> Some ideas anybody ?
>[/color]
Have you googled to see if any of these are available for linux. In X10 home automation stuff is. Also go to freshmeat to check.

Walt

Walt Nelson wrote:
[color=blue]
> MarcB wrote:[color=green]
>> I installed VMWARE server in my Kubuntu box to run some W$ apps not
>> available in linux and not running via wine.
>> - data retrieval from my Sunny beam solar PV system
>> - X10 home automatisation application for Marmitec CM11-USB device
>>
>> Problem:
>> W$ running as VM in Kubuntu does not see any USB device
>> I did some modifications as described in
>> [url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvm/+bug/156085/comments/5[/url]
>> but still no luck.
>>
>> Some ideas anybody ?
>>[/color]
> Have you googled to see if any of these are available for linux. In X10
> home automation stuff is. Also go to freshmeat to check.
>
> Walt[/color]

I saw some X10 stuff in the repos, but have not tried it yet.

I googled around for the sunnybeam, and also contacted the manufacturer,
but no luck.
When I run it in W$, there is a kind of sniffer delivered on the CD,
and I can see that it is a fairly simple polling protocol ( the same
protocol that is also used on older sunnybeams having a serial port)
that requests if there is new data on the sunnybeam.
With a little script or program, I could easily write the polling protocol,
but I have no idea how I could read or write to the USB interface

so if there is a USB interface wizzard in the group that could help me out,
here is the output of lsusb -v for the Sunnybeam device

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1587:002d
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x1587
idProduct 0x002d
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 3
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xa0
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 200mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 2
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)

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MarcB

MarcB wrote:[color=blue]
> I saw some X10 stuff in the repos, but have not tried it yet.
>[/color]


I use bottlerocket 0.05b3-6.1 to control X-10 devices. It commands the
CM17A (serial) Firecracker interface, not any USB device.
[url]http://graphics.x10.com/images7/tech_cm17a.jpg[/url]

It's in the repository, and Synaptic's description (for Dapper) follows:

Utility to control X10 Firecracker devices
A command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of
X10's home control devices.

Also included is rocket launcher, a graphical frontend to bottlerocket.
If you want this functionality you should have wish installed.

Rather simple commands (example for house code A and device 7):

john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 on
john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 off

Works great.

[url]http://www.linuxha.com/bottlerocket[/url]

I'm still looking for replacement software for the Windows versions of
Home Automation, security, etc., and have given X-10 my opinion on their
lack of FOSS support.


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John

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The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do.

John F. Morse wrote:
[color=blue]
> MarcB wrote:[color=green]
>> I saw some X10 stuff in the repos, but have not tried it yet.
>>[/color]
>
>
> I use bottlerocket 0.05b3-6.1 to control X-10 devices. It commands the
> CM17A (serial) Firecracker interface, not any USB device.
> [url]http://graphics.x10.com/images7/tech_cm17a.jpg[/url]
>
> It's in the repository, and Synaptic's description (for Dapper) follows:
>
> Utility to control X10 Firecracker devices
> A command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of
> X10's home control devices.
>
> Also included is rocket launcher, a graphical frontend to bottlerocket.
> If you want this functionality you should have wish installed.
>
> Rather simple commands (example for house code A and device 7):
>
> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 on
> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 off
>
> Works great.
>
> [url]http://www.linuxha.com/bottlerocket[/url]
>
> I'm still looking for replacement software for the Windows versions of
> Home Automation, security, etc., and have given X-10 my opinion on their
> lack of FOSS support.
>
>[/color]
My X10 device is a CM11-usb from marmitec, any experience with that ?
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MarcB

MarcB wrote:[color=blue]
> I installed VMWARE server in my Kubuntu box to run some W$ apps not
> available in linux and not running via wine.
> - data retrieval from my Sunny beam solar PV system
> - X10 home automatisation application for Marmitec CM11-USB device
>
> Problem:
> W$ running as VM in Kubuntu does not see any USB device
> I did some modifications as described in
> [url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvm/+bug/156085/comments/5[/url]
> but still no luck.
>
> Some ideas anybody ?
>[/color]
What is W$ ? Perhaps its because your not running a known OS

MarcB wrote:[color=blue]
> John F. Morse wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>> MarcB wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I saw some X10 stuff in the repos, but have not tried it yet.
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> I use bottlerocket 0.05b3-6.1 to control X-10 devices. It commands the
>> CM17A (serial) Firecracker interface, not any USB device.
>> [url]http://graphics.x10.com/images7/tech_cm17a.jpg[/url]
>>
>> It's in the repository, and Synaptic's description (for Dapper) follows:
>>
>> Utility to control X10 Firecracker devices
>> A command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of
>> X10's home control devices.
>>
>> Also included is rocket launcher, a graphical frontend to bottlerocket.
>> If you want this functionality you should have wish installed.
>>
>> Rather simple commands (example for house code A and device 7):
>>
>> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 on
>> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 off
>>
>> Works great.
>>
>> [url]http://www.linuxha.com/bottlerocket[/url]
>>
>> I'm still looking for replacement software for the Windows versions of
>> Home Automation, security, etc., and have given X-10 my opinion on their
>> lack of FOSS support.
>>
>>
>>[/color]
> My X10 device is a CM11-usb from marmitec, any experience with that ?
>[/color]


I guess not, searching through the stack of "owners manuals" for all of
my X-10 toys.

I don't remember any of my goodies using a USB connection. IFAIR, they
all are serial "DB-9" (DE-9)
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DE-9_connector#DE-9_connector[/url]

Nothing could be found on X-10's site either, except that CM-11 is a
protocol, and not a hardware model item. CM-11 may have been a
discontinued hardware item?

[url]http://www.x10.com/support/support_manuals.htm[/url]

Here is the only reference to CM-11 that I could find at X-10:

[url]ftp://ftp.x10.com/pub/manuals/cm11a_protocol.txt[/url]

Are you positive your hardware is CM-11, and not just a reference to the
protocol it uses, or a software product code? Since I don't find an
owner's manual in my files, and since X-10 has no real reference to
CM-11, I would suspect it is a discontinued item. X-10 also seems to not
use their product codes frequently. Can you supply the "long" nomenclature?

Here are a few links that I found during searches. Perhaps they can be
of some assistance.

[url]http://tinyurl.com/2w6qsd[/url]

[url]http://tinyurl.com/2rgf96[/url]

[url]http://tinyurl.com/2o2d3v[/url]


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John

No Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Ford nor Yahoo products were used in the preparation or transmission of this message.

The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do.

John F. Morse wrote:
[color=blue]
> MarcB wrote:[color=green]
>> John F. Morse wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> MarcB wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw some X10 stuff in the repos, but have not tried it yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I use bottlerocket 0.05b3-6.1 to control X-10 devices. It commands the
>>> CM17A (serial) Firecracker interface, not any USB device.
>>> [url]http://graphics.x10.com/images7/tech_cm17a.jpg[/url]
>>>
>>> It's in the repository, and Synaptic's description (for Dapper) follows:
>>>
>>> Utility to control X10 Firecracker devices
>>> A command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of
>>> X10's home control devices.
>>>
>>> Also included is rocket launcher, a graphical frontend to bottlerocket.
>>> If you want this functionality you should have wish installed.
>>>
>>> Rather simple commands (example for house code A and device 7):
>>>
>>> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 on
>>> john@dapper:~$ br -x /dev/ttyS0 a7 off
>>>
>>> Works great.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.linuxha.com/bottlerocket[/url]
>>>
>>> I'm still looking for replacement software for the Windows versions of
>>> Home Automation, security, etc., and have given X-10 my opinion on their
>>> lack of FOSS support.
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> My X10 device is a CM11-usb from marmitec, any experience with that ?
>>[/color]
>
>
> I guess not, searching through the stack of "owners manuals" for all of
> my X-10 toys.
>
> I don't remember any of my goodies using a USB connection. IFAIR, they
> all are serial "DB-9" (DE-9)
> [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DE-9_connector#DE-9_connector[/url]
>
> Nothing could be found on X-10's site either, except that CM-11 is a
> protocol, and not a hardware model item. CM-11 may have been a
> discontinued hardware item?
>
> [url]http://www.x10.com/support/support_manuals.htm[/url]
>
> Here is the only reference to CM-11 that I could find at X-10:
>
> [url]ftp://ftp.x10.com/pub/manuals/cm11a_protocol.txt[/url]
>
> Are you positive your hardware is CM-11, and not just a reference to the
> protocol it uses, or a software product code? Since I don't find an
> owner's manual in my files, and since X-10 has no real reference to
> CM-11, I would suspect it is a discontinued item. X-10 also seems to not
> use their product codes frequently. Can you supply the "long"
> nomenclature?
>
> Here are a few links that I found during searches. Perhaps they can be
> of some assistance.
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2w6qsd[/url]
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2rgf96[/url]
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2o2d3v[/url]
>
>[/color]
[url]www.marmitek.com/en/manual/9647.pdf[/url]
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MarcB

MarcB wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]www.marmitek.com/en/manual/9647.pdf[/url]
>[/color]


Ah so! Thanks for the link.

Looking at that receptacle type, I'd guess it is European.

Perhaps that explains why X-10 doesn't show the product on its USA site?

One idea might be to try a USB-to-DE-9 adapter, if such an animal is
available. I use USB-to-PS/2 adapters, and I know there are
PS/2-to-Serial adapters available. Might be a last resort to chain them
together?

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

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John

No Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Ford nor Yahoo products were used in the preparation or transmission of this message.

The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do.

concerning the sunny beam device, consider my simple command line app on sourceforge: