[Bug 1902306] [NEW] Allow setting usb storage device ID parameters

[Greg Zdanowski]

Public bug reported:

Some stubborn software requires certain VID/PID/Serial to authenticate
and refuses to start in emulation. This poses a problem with unsupported
programs which often require keeping an ancient hardware praying that
the USB stick will not die before the (often defunct) company making it.

Virtualizing such environment is desired. However, QEMU doesn't allow
setting VID/PID/Serial/Name of emulated USB devices, but instead uses
hardcoded values:
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/c99fa56b95a72f6debd50a280561895d078ae020/hw/usb
/dev-storage.c#L95

This request (including a patch) was already made in 2015 on the list
but never got any response: https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-
discuss/2015-07/msg00072.html


WDYT of adding such functionality?

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: feature-request

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Title:
  Allow setting usb storage device ID parameters

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Some stubborn software requires certain VID/PID/Serial to authenticate
  and refuses to start in emulation. This poses a problem with
  unsupported programs which often require keeping an ancient hardware
  praying that the USB stick will not die before the (often defunct)
  company making it.

  Virtualizing such environment is desired. However, QEMU doesn't allow
  setting VID/PID/Serial/Name of emulated USB devices, but instead uses
  hardcoded values:
  
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/c99fa56b95a72f6debd50a280561895d078ae020/hw/usb
  /dev-storage.c#L95

  This request (including a patch) was already made in 2015 on the list
  but never got any response: https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html
  /qemu-discuss/2015-07/msg00072.html

  
  WDYT of adding such functionality?

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