Changeset 23948 in vbox

Timestamp:

Oct 21, 2009 5:36:30 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

53766

Message:

FE/Qt4: 4357: Warn if usbfs is mounted at /sys/bus/usb/drivers - implemented.

Location:

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox

Files:

• include/VBoxProblemReporter.h (modified) (1 diff)
• src/VBoxProblemReporter.cpp (modified) (1 diff)
• src/main.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/include/VBoxProblemReporter.h

@@ -153 +153 @@
     void cannotDeleteFile (const QString& path, QWidget *aParent = NULL) const;
 
+    void checkForMountedWrongUSB() const;
+
     /* Special problem handlers */
     void showBETAWarning();

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/VBoxProblemReporter.cpp

@@ -342 +342 @@
 }
 
+void VBoxProblemReporter::checkForMountedWrongUSB() const
+{
+    QFile file ("/etc/fstab");
+    if (file.exists() && file.open (QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
+    {
+        QStringList contents;
+        while (!file.atEnd())
+            contents << file.readLine();
+        QStringList grep1 (contents.filter ("/sys/bus/usb/drivers"));
+        QStringList grep2 (grep1.filter ("usbfs"));
+        if (!grep2.isEmpty())
+            message (mainWindowShown(), Warning,
+                     tr ("You seem to have the USBFS filesystem mounted at /sys/bus/usb/drivers in /etc/fstab. "
+                         "We strongly recommend that you change this, as it is a severe mis-configuration of "
+                         "your system which could cause USB devices to fail in unexpected ways."),
+                     "checkForMountedWrongUSB");
+    }
+}
+
 // Special Problem handlers
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox/src/main.cpp

@@ -479 +479 @@
 #endif
 
+            vboxProblem().checkForMountedWrongUSB();
+
             VBoxGlobalSettings settings = vboxGlobal().settings();
             /* Process known keys */