Hi,
I have a zero client device that uses PCoIP to connect to a virtual machine (VM1) and also forwards a USB device (a joystick) to it. From that virtual machine, I then use horizon view client to make another PCoIP connection to a second virtual machine (VM2). I want to forward the joystick from VM1 to VM2, but the client does not allow this.
These are the USB devices connected to the virtual machine:
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The device that I want to forward is highlighted. It is connected to the 'VMware View Virtual USB Host Controller' USB controller.
Digging through the USB arbitration logs, I found these lines:
usbArb| I120: VMware USB Arbitration Service Version 12.2.8
vthread-3| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 3 "vthread-3" host id 2056
vthread-3| I120: USBArb: Starting VMUSBArbService args:'VMUSBArbService'
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 hc= "\\?\HCD0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 rootHubName="USB#ROOT_HUB#5&3bb57b&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 rootHubDevInst="USB\ROOT_HUB\5&3bb57b&0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 hc= "\\?\HCD1"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 rootHubName="USB#ROOT_HUB20#5&299e1c9f&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 rootHubDevInst="USB\ROOT_HUB20\5&299e1c9f&0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 hc= "\\?\HCD2"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 rootHubName="USB#vmwvhub#0000#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 rootHubDevInst="USB\vmwvhub\0000"
vthread-3| I120: USBArbW: Connected to HCMON version 3.12
vthread-3| W110: USBArbW: Failed to send HC Name:\??\HCD2 to HCMON: A device attached to the system is not functioning (31)
vthread-4| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 4 "vthread-4" host id 2096
vthread-4| I120: HOSTINFO 827538701 @ 10000000Hz -> 0 @ 1000000000Hz
vthread-4| I120: HOSTINFO ((x * 3355443200) >> 25) + -82753870100
vthread-3| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 3 "vthread-3" host id 2252
vthread-3| I120: USBArb-BT: Beginning inquiry thread
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: VMUSBArbService Started.
vthread-4| W110: USBArbEnumerate: CM busy.
vthread-4| W110: USBArbEnumerate exit: CM busy.
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: Num instances:2, user:SYSTEM client:vmware-view-usbd.exe
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: Client 2528 connected (version: 6)
vthread-4| W110: USBArb: Getting descriptor for device 0x10e0f0003 for client 2528, type 1, index 0, languageID 0x0
vthread-4| W110: USBArb: Getting descriptor for device 0x10e0f0003 for client 2528, type 2, index 0, languageID 0x0
The line about 'Failed to send HC Name' looked promising, so I read into this and found a related thread on this site that proposed a solution. I performed the registry tweak suggested there (setting 'DisableDriverCheck' to true for HCMON) and got the following log results:
usbArb| I120: VMware USB Arbitration Service Version 12.2.8
vthread-3| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 3 "vthread-3" host id 2084
vthread-3| I120: USBArb: Starting VMUSBArbService args:'VMUSBArbService'
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 hc= "\\?\HCD0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 rootHubName="USB#ROOT_HUB#5&3bb57b&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #0 rootHubDevInst="USB\ROOT_HUB\5&3bb57b&0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 hc= "\\?\HCD1"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 rootHubName="USB#ROOT_HUB20#5&299e1c9f&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #1 rootHubDevInst="USB\ROOT_HUB20\5&299e1c9f&0"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 hc= "\\?\HCD2"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 rootHubName="USB#vmwvhub#0000#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}"
vthread-3| I120: USBGW: Host controller #2 rootHubDevInst="USB\vmwvhub\0000"
vthread-3| I120: USBArbW: Connected to HCMON version 3.12
vthread-4| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 4 "vthread-4" host id 2096
vthread-4| I120: HOSTINFO 1071053609 @ 10000000Hz -> 0 @ 1000000000Hz
vthread-4| I120: HOSTINFO ((x * 3355443200) >> 25) + -107105360900
vthread-3| I120: VTHREAD initialize thread 3 "vthread-3" host id 2164
vthread-3| I120: USBArb-BT: Beginning inquiry thread
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: VMUSBArbService Started.
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: Num instances:2, user:SYSTEM client:vmware-view-usbd.exe
vthread-4| I120: USBArb: Client 2240 connected (version: 6)
vthread-4| W110: USBArbEnumerate: CM busy.
vthread-4| W110: USBArbEnumerate exit: CM busy.
vthread-4| W110: USBArb: Getting descriptor for device 0x10e0f0003 for client 2240, type 1, index 0, languageID 0x0
vthread-4| W110: USBArb: Getting descriptor for device 0x10e0f0003 for client 2240, type 2, index 0, languageID 0x0
vthread-4| I120: USBGW_ENUM: Couldn't get instanceId from topology:0x2000000 port:1. Leaving out of enum
vthread-4| I120: USBGW_ENUM: Couldn't get instanceId from topology:0x2000000 port:1. Leaving out of enum
vthread-4| I120: USBGW_ENUM: Couldn't get instanceId from topology:0x2000000 port:1. Leaving out of enum
[many more similar entries omitted]
It seems that the 'DriverCheck' function of HCMON is important after all! I can still not forward USB devices after making this registry tweak. Another thread on this site suggests that the underlying cause is a 'faulty device driver', though in this case I think it is a problem with VMWare's implementation of virtual USB devices. I can reproduce this issue using any forwarded USB device, not just the joystick.
I am a bit stuck at this point. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can try to resolve this issue? What exactly is the problem with the USB device that stops it from being reported on by HCMON? Is there any configuration change I can make that would get the device working? Alternatively, do you think it would be possible to implement a custom filter driver (or similar) to patch the device so that it can operate with HCMON?
Many thanks,
Oliver.