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Can’t delete USB Controller after P2V migration to ESX3.5

PostDateIcon May 29th, 2008 | PostAuthorIcon Author: Rich Brambley

While attempting to clean up unnecessary virtual hardware after several P2V migrations this week, I was unable to remove the virtual USB Controller from new virtual machines. I got an uneditable device warning pop up window that said “Internal problem: The system information reported by the host for ‘VirtualUSBController’ is inconsistent. This device cannot currently be edited.”


I ended up just leaving the USB Controller in the VMs since it was harmless, but I did find the VMware Communities: Internal problem: The system … thread that explains how to ultimately remove the virtual USB device.

“You’ll need to shutdown the VM and remove the device while the VM is cold or, if that doesn’t work, shutdown the VM, un register it, edit the VMX to remove the controller, then reregister and restart the VM.”

Unfortunately, I tried removing the USB controller while powered off and still could not remove it. I did not try to un register, remove it, and then re register again.

“another solution is to power off the VM. Edit the vmx file and change following line.

usb.present = “true” to usb.present = “false”

I did this while the VM was unregistered but i think this will work either way as long as the VM is off.

Powered on the VM and the USB controller is gone.”

I never tried the second suggestion, but it sounds like the easiest fix.

On another note, all of the same VMs that had this issue (5 total) had the same 2 phantom USB devices:

  • My funky USB dongle
  • Digital SEC FVRW Doohickey

Anybody else ran across this yet? It definitely makes me go “hmmmm …”

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  • http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmug/us_northeast/maryland dberk

    I had the same problem today. I was able to just shut it down and remove the usb devices – It was very strange to see the * My funky USB dongle* Digital SEC FVRW Doohickey, I thought my friend was playing a joke.
    Strange!

  • http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmug/us_northeast/maryland dberk

    I had the same problem today. I was able to just shut it down and remove the usb devices – It was very strange to see the * My funky USB dongle* Digital SEC FVRW Doohickey, I thought my friend was playing a joke.
    Strange!

  • http://www.vmwareinfo.com ccostan

    Rich,

    I always try to make it a practice of removing the hardware before powering up a VM for the first time after a P2V conversion. I don’t want Windows’ Plug and Play to even catch of whiff of hardware I don’t want it to have. :)

    I wish VMware would just correct this issue and allow more granular control over the target hardware DURING the P2V process within Converter.

    Carlo.
    http://WWW.IPMER.COM

  • http://WWW.IPMER.COM Carlo Costanzo

    Rich,

    I always try to make it a practice of removing the hardware before powering up a VM for the first time after a P2V conversion. I don’t want Windows’ Plug and Play to even catch of whiff of hardware I don’t want it to have. :)

    I wish VMware would just correct this issue and allow more granular control over the target hardware DURING the P2V process within Converter.

    Carlo.
    http://WWW.IPMER.COM

  • Sascha Reuter

    I also had the same issue. Guess that these are some remainders from VMWare development experiments that did not get removed in the final product :-)

  • Sascha Reuter

    I also had the same issue. Guess that these are some remainders from VMWare development experiments that did not get removed in the final product :-)

  • http://vmetc.com rbrambley

    dberk, Sascha,
    Good to know I’m not alone with the Funky Dongle Doohickey sightings.

    Carlo,
    I’m with you on the lack of control and needed customization ability for Converter.

  • http://vmetc.com Rich

    dberk, Sascha,
    Good to know I’m not alone with the Funky Dongle Doohickey sightings.

    Carlo,
    I’m with you on the lack of control and needed customization ability for Converter.

  • 802er

    I just moved some machines from an iSCSI LUN to an NFS volume (ESX 3.5) and the Funky USB and Doohickey things mysteriously showed up.

  • 802er

    I just moved some machines from an iSCSI LUN to an NFS volume (ESX 3.5) and the Funky USB and Doohickey things mysteriously showed up.

  • Scott

    I just upgraded to VC 2.5 and the USB controllers from my VMs that I ran convert on shoed back up. I shut down the VM and use Virtual Cneter Client to directly manage the host with the VM (bypassing the Virtual Center Server) and I could remove the USB via the GUI.

  • Scott

    I just upgraded to VC 2.5 and the USB controllers from my VMs that I ran convert on shoed back up. I shut down the VM and use Virtual Cneter Client to directly manage the host with the VM (bypassing the Virtual Center Server) and I could remove the USB via the GUI.

  • http://vmetc.com rbrambley

    Thanks Scott. I’ll try that next time.

  • http://vmetc.com Rich

    Thanks Scott. I’ll try that next time.

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