Guys try permissions that is what works for me on Ubuntu 14.04 host with
Windows 7 guest.
Randy ac7nj
On Dec 4, 2014 1:29 PM, "Bruce Ferrell" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Cliff
>
> 1.) correct
> 2.) correct
> 3.) correct (for the record, it's a windows guest.)
> 4.) correct
>
> with the guest RUNNING, I use the devices menu item to attempt to attach
> the thumb drive. There is no check box and where a list of devices should
> be, I see "no devices
> attached". The host is Linux running opensuse 13.2 (kernel 3.17.1-53).
> The thumb drive IS recognized by the host system and can be mounted,
> (although is not mounted).
>
> It's very weird to me and I'm not sure where to go with this
>
>
> On 12/04/2014 06:37 AM, Cliff Scott wrote:
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > Ok, let me check that I clearly understand what you have setup.
> > 1. You have the latest VBox installed (VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996).
> > 2. You have the matching Extension Pack installed
> (Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.20-96996.vbox-extpack).
> > 3. You have some guest OS installed with the corresponding Guest
> Additions installed.
> > 4. In the Guest settings you’ve setup the USB ports by enabling the USB
> controller and the USB 2 controller.
> >
> > Then, with or without the guest running, in the GUI settings under
> Ports/USB you don’t show any devices, correct?
> >
> > What happens when you click on the “+” button on the right side of the
> devices window? It should show every USB device on the host OS including
> the Thumb drive if it is inserted. Select the one you want to attach to and
> check the box on the left to enable the guest to access it. Depending on
> the guest OS you may have to reboot the guest OS to get it to see the just
> setup device assuming that the guest drivers for the device are installed.
> >
> > Something else to check is that, with the guest running, the VBox
> Devices/USB drop down menu should show all USB devices on the host OS
> regardless of whether the guest has access to them or not. In my case I see
> the Thumb drive, but it is greyed out because I don’t have it enabled for
> the guest at this time so I can use it on the host.
> >
> > All the above is the same for all host OSs. I’m actually running OSx as
> the host, but it is very similar to Linux. If your setup is as listed above
> and you don’t see any USB devices with the thumb drive inserted then your
> problem is beyond me.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Cliff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Dec 4, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Bruce Ferrell <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> the virtualbox GUI, under devices/USB, says no devices attached. There
> are no filters set.
> >>
> >> Where might I look to troubleshoot this?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/03/2014 03:45 PM, Cliff Scott wrote:
> >>> What does VBox see it as? Did you setup the “filter” for the USB Thumb
> Drive and enable that also in the Guest setup in VBox?
> >>>
> >>> Cliff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Dec 3, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Bruce Ferrell <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have the extensions installed and the USB "stuff" enabled for the
> guest OS. The host is OpenSUSE 13.2 and the thumb drive is recognized as
> /dev/sdc and is formatted vfat on
> >>>> /dev/sdc1. When I attempt to connect the USB thumb drive, virtualbox
> says no devices connected.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions?
> >>>>
> >>>>
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