Opened 8 years ago
Last modified 8 years ago
#16500 new defect
An USB issue only on Linux guest
| Reported by: | reTok | Owned by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component: | USB | Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.14 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
I try to use a common FTDI based USB UART (virtual serial port) chips on Win7 host and 32 bit Linux guest and it causes serial communication to drop because some received serial data is lost within seconds of usage. FTDI chips use USB 1.1 are known to work reliably on Linux too.
It has repeated at least on VBox 4.3.5, 5.1.10, 5.1.12 and 5.1.14 on two completely different host computers and various 32bit guests also (debial/ubuntu). USB mode setting 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 have been tested - no difference.
I've tested vmWare Workstation Player on same computer and same guest image, and it WORKED FLAWLESSLY (10hr+ stress test done). Also it works on same computers with Win7 guest. So problem seems to occurs only with Linux guest + virtualbox combo.
I hope this helps!
Extra comment to this: this used to work reliably on my computer with older version. It changed when I reinstalled windows and installed new VBox.
It seems that my old version was 4.2.6. Perhaps it would work now too, but I haven't tested.