Qubes OS users are reporting that MTP doesn't work with USB passthrough. Fastboot (used for flashing a custom OS to an Android device) also doesn't work. Kernel-mode drivers, such as Bluetooth and USB storage, seem to usually work as expected. Since MTP and fastboot are both implemented in userspace, it appears that there is some problem with the interaction of usbip, our USB proxy (which is based on USBIP), and userspace programs that interact with USB devices directly. The bug report can be found at [1] and the source code for the USB proxy can be found at [2]. The script used on the sending side (the one with the physical USB controller) is at [3] and the script used by the receiving side (the one the device is attached to) is at [4]. All of these links are for the current version as of this email being sent, so that anyone looking at this email in the future doesn't get confused. Is this a bug in usbip, or is this due to usbip being used incorrectly? I'm happy to provide additional information needed to debug the problem, but I don't have access to the reporter's system. [1]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6330 [2]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-app-linux-usb-proxy/tree/57ab3940d450b18e570da57886d65cb5707aa60f [3]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-app-linux-usb-proxy/blob/57ab3940d450b18e570da57886d65cb5707aa60f/src/usb-export [4]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-app-linux-usb-proxy/blob/57ab3940d450b18e570da57886d65cb5707aa60f/src/usb-import -- Sincerely, Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers) Invisible Things Lab
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