[vox-tech] VMware and usb disks

[Dylan Beaudette]

Hi everyone,

I have a machine running linux and vmware, with a virtual machine running 
windows. I find that the first time i plug in a usb key I am able to access 
it from the virtual machine. every subsequent time i find that the 
usb_storage kernel driver in linux takes over and I cannot access the device 
in the virtual machine. 

is there any good way to tell hal / hotplug not to load the driver when VMware 
is running >?

thanks in advance!

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Dylan Beaudette
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
University of California at Davis
530.754.7341