MacOS USB device passthrough to a Docker container #3904
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I'm attempting to pass through a USB device from my Mac to a Docker container, but it seems to not be working. I suspect that is because there is a VM running the actual Docker magic, but perhaps I misunderstand the architecture. I tried using a file (volume) mapping but the USB device doesn't seem to appear in my Mac's |
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Yes, the containers run inside a VM, and there is no way1 to pass through a USB device to the VM. It is possible to mount additional filesystems into the VM, but that won't give you access to the device itself. Footnotes
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I was afraid of that, thanks. I guess I need to try this rpi 3b+ sitting here, gaining value daily. :) |
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Yes, the containers run inside a VM, and there is no way1 to pass through a USB device to the VM.
It is possible to mount additional filesystems into the VM, but that won't give you access to the device itself.
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Well, https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/pull/1317 kind of shows how it can be made to work, but it requires running various pieces as
root, which would not be acceptable for Rancher Desktop. ↩