Alladin Hasp key not working in WinXP

[giannis1277]

Hi,
i have Windows XP SP1 installed as guest OS on Linux Mint OS. My problem is that i can't get to recognize my alladin usb hasp key, even if i add a specific usb filter with name and/or vendor and product id.

Anyone having an idea on how to solve this?

Thanks in advance,
Giannis

[loukingjr]

is there a driver for it?

[giannis1277]

loukingjr thanks for the response.
Yes of course there is a driver. I can send them if you want by mail (I am a new member here and it is not allowed to me to post u r l s). I already installed the drivers but nothing

[loukingjr]

I don't have the device so I don't need the driver.

I should have asked if you had the driver. I actually did a quick search and found there was one for XP SP2 in 2005. I'm not sure if you can make it work in a virtual machine. maybe someone else knows.

[giannis1277]

I have the opinion that it has nothing to do with drivers. I think it is a usb port/hub recognozing problem for hasp keys. I even added a specific usb filter with all the info i got using lsusb from my linux host but nothing happend.

So is there any idea?

[ucrasher]

Hi,
you are out of luck.
Protection software often protects against running in a VM. Alladin is one of it.
I also had learned this the hard way.

[mpack]

If you can't run the software without the dongle then I doubt they care what kind of PC you run the software on.

I think it's more likely that the dongle will be very finicky about timing and hardware APIs, to make it less easy to hack. That would have the side effect of making it not like high latency environments, e.g. VMs.

[giannis1277]

The software is running only if the usb hasp is pluged in and recognized by the OS.
So far the conclusion is that it cant be done (get it working).

Thanks anyway for the responses!

[ucrasher]

Hi,
just want to clarify.
I have seen many different kinds of "license protection" tools from their SDK point of view.
Most offer a selectable set of restrictions. Not running in a VM is one of them.
So your software vendor decided to block VMs.

[scottgus1]

My problem is that i can't get to recognize my alladin usb hasp key, even if i add a specific usb filter with name and/or vendor and product id.

I know of folks who run USB-hasp-secured programs in Virtualbox guests - it is possible.

Are we sure the guest is actually grabbing the USB hasp properly and that it's the software choking? Could the guest just not have a filter correctly configured yet (or over-configured), or the required restarts not completed yet? Maybe something in the .vbox file or the log would help? (Wouldn't know what to look for myself; better heads than mine could see something.)

[giannis1277]

Are we sure the guest is actually grabbing the USB hasp properly and that it's the software choking?

Guest is not grabbing USB HASP at all, although I did install the latest drivers of that particular HASP

Could the guest just not have a filter correctly configured yet (or over-configured)?

I added filters with various combinations each time (from zero conf to all fields conf, with data from lsusb command), then restarted, then pluged in the usb HASP, but nothing!

[giannis1277]

Looked at log file, but nothing came up...Alladin and/or HASP are not present

[socratis]

giannis1277, I still haven't seen any logs or other information that could help us help you. Here's what I need:
- Compressed VBox.log of a complete guest session.
- Output of the command: VBoxManage list usbhost
- Output of the command: VBoxManage showvminfo "<Your_VM>". Replace <Your_VM> with the actual name of your guest.

[giannis1277]

Output of the command: VBoxManage list usbhost

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giannis@desktop ~ $ VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:

<none>

Output of the command: VBoxManage showvminfo "<Your_VM>"

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giannis@desktop ~ $  VBoxManage showvminfo "WinXP SP1"
Name:            WinXP SP1
Groups:          /
Guest OS:        Windows XP (32 bit)
UUID:            1507392b-03f8-4592-85a3-2c92dbddca27
Config file:     /home/giannis/VirtualBox VMs/WinXP SP1/WinXP SP1.vbox
Snapshot folder: /home/giannis/VirtualBox VMs/WinXP SP1/Snapshots
Log folder:      /home/giannis/VirtualBox VMs/WinXP SP1/Logs
Hardware UUID:   1507392b-03f8-4592-85a3-2c92dbddca27
Memory size:     2048MB
Page Fusion:     off
VRAM size:       18MB
CPU exec cap:    100%
HPET:            off
Chipset:         piix3
Firmware:        BIOS
Number of CPUs:  1
PAE:             on
Long Mode:       off
Synthetic CPU:   off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode:  message and menu
Boot Device (1): HardDisk
Boot Device (2): Not Assigned
Boot Device (3): Not Assigned
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI:            on
IOAPIC:          off
Time offset:     0ms
RTC:             local time
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging:   on
Large Pages:     off
VT-x VPID:       on
VT-x unr. exec.: on
State:           running (since 2015-04-09T16:13:13.730000000)
Monitor count:   1
3D Acceleration: on
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address: 
Teleporter Password: 
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration: 
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend: 
Storage Controller Name (0):            IDE
Storage Controller Type (0):            PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  2
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      2
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
IDE (0, 0): /home/giannis/VirtualBox VMs/WinXP SP1/Snapshots/{5bd262aa-1828-4e78-90ef-f0a2f95320c4}.vdi (UUID: 5bd262aa-1828-4e78-90ef-f0a2f95320c4)
IDE (0, 1): /dev/sr0 (UUID: 00445644-0000-0000-2f64-65762f737230)
IDE (1, 0): /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso (UUID: 1ecf22eb-313d-407a-b177-eff81635a63d)
NIC 1:           disabled
NIC 2:           disabled
NIC 3:           disabled
NIC 4:           disabled
NIC 5:           disabled
NIC 6:           disabled
NIC 7:           disabled
NIC 8:           disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1:          disabled
UART 2:          disabled
LPT 1:           disabled
LPT 2:           disabled
Audio:           enabled (Driver: PulseAudio, Controller: AC97)
Clipboard Mode:  disabled
Active:           yes
Name:             New Filter 1
VendorId:         
ProductId:        
Revision:         
Manufacturer:     
Product:          
ProductId:        
Revision:         
Manufacturer:     
Product:          
Remote:           
Serial Number:    

Available remote USB devices:

<none>

Currently Attached USB Devices:

<none>

Bandwidth groups:  <none>

Shared folders:  

Name: 'Λήψεις', Host path: '/home/giannis/Λήψεις' (machine mapping), writable

VRDE Connection:    not active
Clients so far:     0

Video capturing:    not active
Capture screens:    0
Capture file:       /home/giannis/VirtualBox VMs/WinXP SP1/WinXP SP1.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate:       512 kbps
Capture FPS:        25

Description:

Guest:

Configured memory balloon size:      0 MB
OS type:                             WindowsXP
Additions run level:                 3
Additions version:                   4.3.26 r98988


Guest Facilities:

Facility "VirtualBox Base Driver": active/running (last update: 2015/04/09 16:13:18 UTC)
Facility "VirtualBox System Service": active/running (last update: 2015/04/09 16:13:22 UTC)
Facility "VirtualBox Desktop Integration": active/running (last update: 2015/04/09 16:13:24 UTC)
Facility "Seamless Mode": not active (last update: 2015/04/09 16:13:18 UTC)
Facility "Graphics Mode": active/running (last update: 2015/04/09 16:13:18 UTC)

Snapshots:

   Name: Snapshot 1 (UUID: 36bc5aff-0793-44be-b7eb-a5b6ae689d95)
   Description:

      Name: Snapshot 2 (UUID: 37e41aff-4791-4a97-b0f2-17bdf2cd0aa4) *
      Description:

Sorry for the delayed answer!!

[Martin]

Is your user "giannis" a member of the "vboxusers" group?