Version(qemu-kvm) With Parallel Port Support
Whether there is a version of the qemu-kvm with support for parallel port (passthrough). I need parallel port for Windows VM (security dongle LPT).
I use on one host
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -version QEMU emulator version 2.3.0 (qemu-kvm-ev-2.3.0-31.el7_2.10.1)
another host
/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -version QEMU emulator version 1.5.3 (qemu-kvm-1.5.3-105.el7_2.3)
Both versions do not support parallel port and generate error:
qemu-kvm: -device isa-parallel,chardev=char parallel 0,id=parallel
0: ‘isa-parallel’ is not a valid device model name
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This says that parallel dongles don’t work well in any hypervisor:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27877758/virtual-machine-to-support-parallel-dongle.html
recommends:
http://www.dongleservice.com/emulate-hasp.phtml
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Yes on CentOS / RHEL this is not supported, you can open a RFE about it on bugzilla.redhat.com.