2 # README for usbip-utils
4 # Copyright (C) 2011 matt mooney <mfm@muteddisk.com>
5 # 2005-2008 Takahiro Hirofuchi
8 USB/IP protocol allows to pass USB device from server to client over the
9 network. Server is a machine which provides (shares) a USB device. Client is
10 a machine which uses USB device provided by server over the network.
11 The USB device may be either physical device connected to a server or
12 software entity created on a server using USB gadget subsystem.
13 Whole project consists of four parts:
16 A client side kernel module which provides a virtual USB Host Controller
17 and allows to import a USB device from a remote machine.
19 - usbip-host (stub driver)
20 A server side module which provides a USB device driver which can be
21 bound to a physical USB device to make it exportable.
24 A server side module which provides a virtual USB Device Controller and allows
25 to export a USB device created using USB Gadget Subsystem.
28 A set of userspace tools used to handle connection and management.
32 - USB/IP device drivers
33 Found in the drivers/usb/usbip/ directory of the Linux kernel tree.
43 - libtool, automake >= 1.9, autoconf >= 2.5.0, pkg-config
47 Contains USB device identification data.
51 0. Generate configuration scripts.
54 1. Compile & install the userspace utilities.
55 $ ./configure [--with-tcp-wrappers=no] [--with-usbids-dir=<dir>]
58 2. Compile & install USB/IP drivers.
62 On a server side there are two entities which can be shared.
63 First of them is physical usb device connected to the machine.
64 To make it available below steps should be executed:
66 server:# (Physically attach your USB device.)
68 server:# insmod usbip-core.ko
69 server:# insmod usbip-host.ko
74 server:# usbip list -l
75 - List driver assignments for USB devices.
77 server:# usbip bind --busid 1-2
78 - Bind usbip-host.ko to the device with busid 1-2.
79 - The USB device 1-2 is now exportable to other hosts!
80 - Use `usbip unbind --busid 1-2' to stop exporting the device.
82 Second of shareable entities is USB Gadget created using USB Gadget Subsystem
83 on a server machine. To make it available below steps should be executed:
85 server:# (Create your USB gadget)
86 - Currently the most preferable way of creating a new USB gadget
87 is ConfigFS Composite Gadget. Please refer to its documentation
89 - See vudc_server_example.sh for a short example of USB gadget creation
91 server:# insmod usbip-core.ko
92 server:# insmod usbip-vudc.ko
93 - To create more than one instance of vudc use num module param
95 server:# (Bind gadget to one of available vudc)
96 - Assign your new gadget to USB/IP UDC
97 - Using ConfigFS interface you may do this simply by:
98 server:# cd /sys/kernel/config/usb_gadget/<gadget_name>
99 server:# echo "usbip-vudc.0" > UDC
101 server:# usbipd -D --device
102 - Start usbip daemon.
104 To attach new device to client machine below commands should be used:
106 client:# insmod usbip-core.ko
107 client:# insmod vhci-hcd.ko
109 client:# usbip list --remote <host>
110 - List exported USB devices on the <host>.
112 client:# usbip attach --remote <host> --busid 1-2
113 - Connect the remote USB device.
114 - When using vudc on a server side busid is really vudc instance name.
115 For example: usbip-vudc.0
118 - Show virtual port status.
120 client:# usbip detach --port <port>
121 - Detach the USB device.
125 ---------------------------
127 ---------------------------
128 Physically attach your USB devices to this host.
130 trois:# insmod path/to/usbip-core.ko
131 trois:# insmod path/to/usbip-host.ko
134 In another terminal, let's look up what USB devices are physically
135 attached to this host.
137 trois:# usbip list -l
140 - busid 1-1 (05a9:a511)
143 - busid 3-2 (0711:0902)
146 - busid 3-3.1 (08bb:2702)
150 - busid 3-3.2 (04bb:0206)
153 - busid 3-3 (0409:0058)
156 - busid 4-1 (046d:08b2)
161 - busid 5-2 (058f:9254)
164 A USB storage device of busid 3-3.2 is now bound to the usb-storage
165 driver. To export this device, we first mark the device as
166 "exportable"; the device is bound to the usbip-host driver. Please
167 remember you can not export a USB hub.
169 Mark the device of busid 3-3.2 as exportable:
171 trois:# usbip --debug bind --busid 3-3.2
173 usbip debug: usbip_bind.c:162:[unbind_other] 3-3.2:1.0 -> usb-storage
175 bind device on busid 3-3.2: complete
177 trois:# usbip list -l
182 - busid 3-3.2 (04bb:0206)
186 ---------------------------
188 ---------------------------
189 First, let's list available remote devices that are marked as
190 exportable on the host.
192 deux:# insmod path/to/usbip-core.ko
193 deux:# insmod path/to/vhci-hcd.ko
195 deux:# usbip list --remote 10.0.0.3
196 Exportable USB devices
197 ======================
199 1-1: Prolific Technology, Inc. : unknown product (067b:3507)
200 : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-1
201 : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00)
202 : 0 - Mass Storage / SCSI / Bulk (Zip) (08/06/50)
204 1-2.2.1: Apple Computer, Inc. : unknown product (05ac:0203)
205 : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2.2/1-2.2.1
206 : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00)
207 : 0 - Human Interface Devices / Boot Interface Subclass / Keyboard (03/01/01)
209 1-2.2.3: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. : OV511+ WebCam (05a9:a511)
210 : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/usb1/1-2/1-2.2/1-2.2.3
211 : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00)
212 : 0 - Vendor Specific Class / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (ff/00/00)
214 3-1: Logitech, Inc. : QuickCam Pro 4000 (046d:08b2)
215 : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:0a.0/usb3/3-1
216 : (Defined at Interface level) / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (00/00/00)
217 : 0 - Data / unknown subclass / unknown protocol (0a/ff/00)
218 : 1 - Audio / Control Device / unknown protocol (01/01/00)
219 : 2 - Audio / Streaming / unknown protocol (01/02/00)
221 Attach a remote USB device:
223 deux:# usbip attach --remote 10.0.0.3 --busid 1-1
226 Show the devices attached to this client:
229 Port 00: <Port in Use> at Full Speed(12Mbps)
230 Prolific Technology, Inc. : unknown product (067b:3507)
231 6-1 -> usbip://10.0.0.3:3240/1-1 (remote bus/dev 001/004)
232 6-1:1.0 used by usb-storage
233 /sys/class/scsi_device/0:0:0:0/device
234 /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/device
235 /sys/block/sda/device
237 Detach the imported device:
239 deux:# usbip detach --port 0
244 - See 'Debug Tips' on the project wiki.
245 - http://usbip.wiki.sourceforge.net/how-to-debug-usbip
246 - usbip-host.ko must be bound to the target device.
247 - See /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices and find "Driver=..." lines of the device.
248 - Target USB gadget must be bound to vudc
249 (using USB gadget susbsys, not usbip bind command)
251 - usbip now uses TCP port 3240.
253 - Check the kernel and daemon messages.
257 Mailing List: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org