How to Set Up USB Over IP Client on OpenSUSE 11.2

**Sammiel** · 09-02-2010

Hi all,

I am installing new Linux OpenSUSE 11.2. I want to share USB devices between computers into TCP/IP payloads and transmits them between computers. I think USB-over-IP can be useful for virtual machines,but I don't know have access to the host system's hardware - USB-over-IP allows virtual machines to use remote USB devices. Can anybody tell me how to set up a USB-over-IP server with OpenSUSE 11.2 as well as a USB-over-IP client. Thanks in advance.

**Solomon** · 09-02-2010

You need to do following step on the installing and Using USB/IP On The Server

Code:

yast2 -i usbip

usbip be expecting the file containing the list of known USB devices in the directory /usr/share/hwdata, however on OpenSUSE 11.2 it's located in /usr/share/usbip/usb.ids - therefore you need to create a symlink:

Code:

mkdir /usr/share/hwdata
ln -sf /usr/share/usbip/usb.ids /usr/share/hwdata/

Afterwards you should load the usbip kernel modules:

Code:

modprobe usbip
modprobe usbip_common_mod

If you want to check if they actually got loaded, run:
l

Code:

smod | grep usbip

**MrChris-** · 09-02-2010

You need to attach a USB device that you want to export to the server and execute the command

Code:

lsusb

to find the matching Device ID which is in the form of:
Bus XXX Device YYY: ID VendorID

eviceID
Now run the command

Code:

bind_driver –list

Best of luck.

**Calvin K** · 09-02-2010

I will tell you install Set Up USB Over IP Client on OpenSUSE 11.2 thats on same to my client machine. First you must install usbip on the client. The steps are the similar as on the server:

Code:

yast2 -i usbip

usbip expects the file containing the list of known USB devices in the directory /usr/share/hwdata, other than on OpenSUSE 11.2 it's located in /usr/share/usbip/usb.ids - so you need to create a symlink:

Code:

mkdir /usr/share/hwdata
ln -sf /usr/share/usbip/usb.ids /usr/share/hwdata/

Afterwards we load the vhci-hcd kernel module:
modprobe vhci-hcd
If you want to to check if it actually got loaded, run:
lsmod | grep vhci_hcd

Best of luck.

**Lillebror** · 09-02-2010

I explain also the term of a remote USB device detached. This can be follows:

Code:

usbip --port

It find out the port that the remote USB device uses on the client - in this case it's port 00:

Code:

client1:~ # usbip --port
8 ports available

You need the port number to remove the device:

Code:

usbip -d 00
client1:~ # usbip -d 00
8 ports available
Port 0 detached
client1:~ #

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