[SOLVED] QEMU xhci driver for Windows 7

[alexskysilk]

Per title.

I have an old printer that needs an old windows host to configure its WIFI. so I figured no sweat, I'll just fire up a windows 7 vm, right?

Well, PVE8 seems to either preset the host USB or default to xhci, and no matter what I did (ehci:1) the virtual usb HBA is always showing 1b36:000d, which is the xhci variant of the QEMU usb virtual hardware.

Only I cant find a way to install a DRIVER. does anyone have a hint on where/how to obtain this, or which hardware does it try to emulate so I can hack a driver for it?

 

[fiona]

Hi,
the commit adding xhci support mentions that a Windows version bigger than 7 is required: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=qemu-server.git;a=commit;h=c60cad61a022305cd5dc965d9a23c678560a7daa

 

[gfngfn256]

Passthrough the PCI/hub/controller itself to the Win 7 VM?

 

[alexskysilk]

the commit adding xhci support mentions that a Windows version bigger than 7 is required

Is there a way to specify the host bus type passed? Its just a printer, it doesnt do xhci to begin with. even USB1 would do.

Passthrough the PCI/hub/controller itself to the Win 7 VM?

Thats a thought. I'll give it a shot.

 

[alexskysilk]

Good idea, same problem. my hardware is too new (Cannon Lake) to have usb 3.1 drivers made, and the modded drivers from Cannonkong dont appear to exist on the internet anymore... my google fu failed me.

Does anyone have these? pm me please.

 

[gfngfn256]

my google fu failed me.

This site?

 

[alexskysilk]

that worked ty. Thank you @gfngfn256

Marking thread resolved.