VMWare and iPod question

[Bart Silverstrim]

John DeCarlo wrote:
> On Jan 1, 2008 7:41 AM, Bart Silverstrim <bsilver at chrononomicon.com> wrote:
> 
>> When I try the iPod restore (it is currently Mac-formatted), the guest
>> blue screens.
>>
> 
> I believe there is some issue with USB 2 high speed and VMware.
> 
> Try this:
> 
> Before starting VMware, do a
> 
> sudo rmmod ehci_hcd
> 
> This will remove the high speed driver, and is supposed to avoid the blue
> screen problem.

That's interesting.  It seems to work!

Any idea why this works?

What procedure do you normally use when using the iPod then getting your 
system "back to par"?  When I rmmod'ed it unmounted some 2 USB drives I 
had attached to the system.  I'm assuming if I disconnect and reconnect 
them they'll remount, but at a lower speed?