Create USB qubes with multiple USB controllers

[Salmiakki]

Currently the installer does not allow me to create USB qubes because I am using a USB keyboard. I do however have 3 USB controllers (as this is a desktop machine). So it would be nice if that worked somehow...

[Andrew David Wong]

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If the USB controllers are actually independent of each other, then
you should be able to leave one controller assigned to dom0 and
manually assign the other two to USB qubes (Qubes Manager -> VM
Settings -> Devices). Note, however, that dom0 will be exposed to any
USB devices anyone manages to plug in to the ports of the controller
left in dom0.

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[Salmiakki]

Yeah, but the installer does not seem to know that and refuses to create a USB qube for me which would be pretty handy even if I have to assign the controllers afterwards.

[Andrew David Wong]

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Ok, thanks for the suggestion. Tracking it here:

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2116

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[Franz]

On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> wrote:

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On 2016-06-26 06:33, Salmiakki wrote:
> Currently the installer does not allow me to create USB qubes
> because I am using a USB keyboard. I do however have 3 USB
> controllers (as this is a desktop machine). So it would be nice if
> that worked somehow...
>

If the USB controllers are actually independent of each other, then
you should be able to leave one controller assigned to dom0 and
manually assign the other two to USB qubes (Qubes Manager -> VM
Settings -> Devices).

In my laptop it did not work because Xen recognized that my independent controllers were not really independent because shared some resources, which were a risk to isolation security. But a desktop should have more resources. Good luck!
 

Note, however, that dom0 will be exposed to any
USB devices anyone manages to plug in to the ports of the controller
left in dom0.

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 9:33:20 AM UTC-4, Salmiakki wrote:
> Currently the installer does not allow me to create USB qubes because I am using a USB keyboard. I do however have 3 USB controllers (as this is a desktop machine). So it would be nice if that worked somehow...

are you positive you have 3 controllers being routed separately?

[Salmiakki]

Yes, I have been using them with qubes 3.1 for quite a while already....