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No data transfer from Win10 guest system to USB external device

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I am trying to transfer data between application running under virtual guest Windows 10 and external device connected via USB. The host system is

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Kernel: 5.4.0-77-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 7.5.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia 
  base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic
qemu

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2.11.1(Debian 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36)
Device is Yaesu FTA-550 Airband Transceiver and software is YCE01 (genuine Yeasu soft to manage the FTA-550). The host and the guest systems see the USB device.

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(qemu) info usbhost
  Bus 1, Addr 34, Port 9, Speed 12 Mb/s
    Class 02: USB device 26aa:000e, FTA-550
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(qemu) info usb
  Device 0.1, Port 2, Speed 12 Mb/s, Product FTA-550
YCE01 software reports to see FTA550 on port COM3, exactly the same way as Win10 would run on hardware. qemu invocation is as follows:

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/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64  \
   -monitor stdio -machine accel=kvm \
   -M q35 \
   -m 4G \
   -cdrom {}\
   -hda {}\
   -boot once=c,menu=on    \
   -net nic,vlan=0    \
   -net user,vlan=0 \
   -device usb-host,vendorid=0x26aa,productid=0x000e \
   -rtc base=localtime  \
   -name "Winda-A"
I tried randomly and blindly different USB options. No change. Trying to get data from the FT550 end up with time out.

I tried virtual Windows machine under VMWarePlayer and it works without any issue. FT550 reports "USB Connected", radio configuration and set up transferred "to and from" with no issues. So this proves the issue is with qemu.

Any ideas what I am missing in my qemu configuration?
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Re: No data transfer from Win10 guest system to USB external device

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Did you install the Virtual Tools on the guest machine as well as enable the bidirectional folders and clipboard, and drag and drop?
Nothing will happen until you do those things. Install the Tools first, then shut the guest down and enable those things. Then start the guest back up and see what happens.
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Re: No data transfer from Win10 guest system to USB external device

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I can insert USB stick and Win10 can see it, save drag and drop files to and from it.
What Virtual Tools should be installed on Win10?
System: Host: Kernel: 5.4.0-66-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.5.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia
base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic
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