Force USB2 controller to use USB1 for virtualbox usage

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On 05/23/13 08:41, Cyrille Duret wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I try to change my USB 2.0 devices (USB stick, Android phone) to USB 1.1 in
> order to use it with VirtualBox running Windows seven 64.
>
> I see some hints on the web but had no success with the sysctl
> hw.usb.ehci.no_hs.
> -> http://www.clearchain.com/blog/posts...usb2-0-devices
>
>
> I put this command in /etc/sysctl.conf:
>
> hw.usb.ehci.no_hs=1
> My USB device works but it is still in HIGH speed.
>
>
> @ sudoi sysctl hw.usb.ehci.no_hs
> hw.usb.ehci.no_hs: 1
>
> @ sudoi usbconfig
> ugen0.1: <EHCI root HUB Intel> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps)
> pwr=SAVE
> ugen1.1: <EHCI root HUB Intel> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps)
> pwr=SAVE
> ugen0.2: <product 0x0024 vendor 0x8087> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH
> (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE
> ugen1.2: <product 0x0024 vendor 0x8087> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH
> (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE
> ugen1.3: <Cruzer SanDisk> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
> My device speed is still HIGH and cannot see it to FULL.
>
> Any experiences?
> Thanks.
>
> My config:
> FreeBSD darkstar 9.1-STABLE FreeBSD 9.1-STABLE #2: Thu Jan 31 20:41:22 CET
> 2013 root at darkstar:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/THINKPKERNEL  amd64
>
>>From pciconf ->
>
> ehci0 at pci0:0:26:0:      class=0x0c0320 card=0x21d217aa chip=0x1c2d8086
> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>      vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>      device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host
> Controller'
>      class      = serial bus
>      subclass   = USB
>
>
> ehci1 at pci0:0:29:0:      class=0x0c0320 card=0x21d217aa chip=0x1c268086
> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>      vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>      device     = '6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host
> Controller'
>      class      = serial bus
>      subclass   = USB
>
>
> none2 at pci0:13:0:0:      class=0x0c0330 card=0x21d217aa chip=0x01941033
> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>      vendor     = 'NEC Corporation'
>      device     = 'uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller'
>      class      = serial bus
>      subclass   = USB
>
>>From /var/log/messages:
>
> kernel: ehci0: <EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller> mem
> 0xf432a000-0xf432a3ff irq 16 at device 26.0 on pci0
> kernel: usbus0: EHCI version 1.0
> kernel: usbus0 on ehci0
> kernel: ehci1: <EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller> mem
> 0xf4329000-0xf43293ff irq 23 at device 29.0 on pci0
> kernel: usbus1: EHCI version 1.0
> kernel: usbus1 on ehci1
> kernel: usbus0: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
> kernel: usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
> kernel: ugen0.1: <Intel> at usbus0
> kernel: uhub0: <Intel EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on
> usbus0
> kernel: ugen1.1: <Intel> at usbus1
> kernel: uhub1: <Intel EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on
> usbus1
> kernel: Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0
> kernel: Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0
> kernel: uhub0: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
> kernel: uhub1: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
>
>
> -- If I put hw.usb.ehci.no_hs=1 in /boot/loader.conf the following lines
> does not appear in /var/log/messages:

Hi,

What does usbconfig say in the latter case? Can you show output from 
pciconf -lv

--HPS