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Tip hardwire returns "all ports busy"

User12614362-OracleAug 4 2015 — edited Aug 7 2015

Hi,

I have a Toshiba Tecra Z40 laptop running VirtualBox that is a Windows 7 Professional host with a Solaris 10 u11 guest. I am trying to get my USB to Serial converter to work on the Solaris side, but whenever I run tip, it returns with an all ports busy message.

When Solaris is up in VB, the Prolific Technology Inc. USB-Serial Controller D [0400] shows up under devices, but I still can't get by the all ports busy error. The chip in the USB-Serial converter is a PL-2303 HXD. I can use the Usb-Serial converter on the Windows after unchecking the Proflic box in Devices.

Any ideas on how to get this working on the Solaris side? Thanks.

root@s10 # tip hardwire
all ports busy

This is the prtconf output:

root@s10 # prtconf -v | grep usb

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/1

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/12

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/11

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/10

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/9

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/8

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/7

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/6

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/5

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/4

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/3

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb0/2

                        dev_link=/dev/usb/hub0

                    name='usb-product-name' type=string items=1

                    name='usb-vendor-name' type=string items=1

                    name='usb-release' type=int items=1

                    name='usb-num-configs' type=int items=1

                    name='usb-revision-id' type=int items=1

                    name='usb-product-id' type=int items=1

                    name='usb-vendor-id' type=int items=1

                        value='usb80ee,21.100' + 'usb80ee,21' + 'usbif80ee,class3.0.0' + 'usbif80ee,class3.0' + 'usbif80ee,class3' + 'usbif,class3.0.0' + 'usbif,class3.0' + 'usbif,class3' + 'usb,device'

                            dev_link=/dev/usb/hid0

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/1

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/12

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/11

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/10

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/9

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/8

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/7

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/6

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/5

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/4

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/3

                        dev_link=/dev/cfg/usb1/2

                        dev_link=/dev/usb/hub1

root@s10 #

Here is the cfgadm output without the usb to serial converter plugged in:

root@s10 # cfgadm -l

Ap_Id                          Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition

sata0/0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   ok

sata0/1::dsk/c0t1d0            cd/dvd       connected    configured   ok

usb0/1                         usb-input    connected    configured   ok

usb0/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/4                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/5                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/6                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/7                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/8                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/9                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/10                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/11                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/12                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/1                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/4                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/5                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/6                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/7                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/8                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/9                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/10                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/11                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/12                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

root@s10 #

Here is the output with the usb to serial converter plugged in:

root@s10 # cfgadm -l

Ap_Id                          Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition

sata0/0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   ok

sata0/1::dsk/c0t1d0            cd/dvd       connected    configured   ok

usb0/1                         usb-input    connected    configured   ok

usb0/2                         unknown      disconnected unconfigured ok

usb0/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/4                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/5                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/6                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/7                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/8                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/9                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/10                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/11                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb0/12                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/1                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/4                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/5                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/6                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/7                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/8                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/9                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/10                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/11                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

usb1/12                        unknown      empty        unconfigured ok

root@s10 # cfgadm -c configure usb0/2

cfgadm: Hardware specific failure: Cannot issue devctl to ap_id: /devices/pci@0,0/pci106b,3f@6:2

root@s10 #

Here is the /var/adm/messages output while trying to do the above configure:

root@s10 # tail -f /var/adm/messages

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace@0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fcp0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fcp0 is /pseudo/fcp@0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: fssnap0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] fssnap0 is /pseudo/fssnap@0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: winlock0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock@0Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0

Aug  4 16:09:53 s10 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm@0

Aug  4 16:16:01 s10 usba: [ID 691482 kern.warning] WARNING: /pci@0,0/pci106b,3f@6 (ohci0): Connecting device on port 2 failed

Aug  4 16:32:49 s10 last message repeated 2 times

Any idea on what to do to get this working?

Thanks in advance,

Bob

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