I expect you correct on this Randy... The question becomes which device permissions?
I can see the disk device is being set root:disk by udev (don't even get me started!) On 12/04/2014 01:43 PM, Randy Williamson wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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? > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > > from Actuate! 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