Can`t use BlackBerry Desktop Software under KVM Windows guest on RHEL 6.3

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-08-06T07:32:03+00:00 -

English

• No translations currently exist.

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows 7

Issue

• Can`t use BlackBerry Desktop Software under KVM Windows guest

Resolution

With this update, no timeout is set on the usb-host side for these devices and the traffic redirection works as expected.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013:0346

Root Cause

Due to a bug in the libusbredirhost library, handling of timeouts for bulk transfers did not work correctly. Consequently, traffic of USB ACM serial port devices, such as PSTN modems and SmartCard readers, could not be properly redirected.

This solution is part of Red Hat’s fast-track publication program, providing a huge library of solutions that Red Hat engineers have created while supporting our customers. To give you the knowledge you need the instant it becomes available, these articles may be presented in a raw and unedited form.