I have had this problem in the past with newly installed virtualbox. Go to
whatever GUI tool your flavour of Linux provides for "Users and Groups "
and ensure that the user that is launchung VirtualBox is a member of the
vboxusers group. Oddly the VirtualBox extension functions like USB, shared
clipboard etc. seem the only functions affected by not being a member of
the vboxusers group. Non-members can launch Virtual machines just fine.
On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Cliff Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> Not out of ideas yet! Hang in there, I had to learn this process by trial
> and error myself some time back.
>
> First, you must insert the thumb drive so the host OS sees it, but after
> doing that you can’t attach it via the Devices/USB menu. That only works
> for CD/DVD disks/images.
>
> With the Thumb drive inserted and recognized by the Host OS, go into the
> Guest settings and under the Ports/USB tab try adding a filter by clicking
> on the button with the “+” sign(right hand side of window). Do you get the
> Thumb drive listed? If the Thumb drive is listed then select it by clicking
> on it so it is added as a filter then check the box on the left of the
> filter and exit the settings dialog. Eject the drive via the Host OS. If
> the guest is not already running then boot the guest and when booted insert
> the Thumb drive so VBox can grab it for the Guest. You should be good to
> go. Otherwise continue reading below.
>
> If still no device list contents, then it looks like you have a major
> problem. The Devices/USB menu should list all USB devices VBox sees. On
> mine it shows my Thumb drive, greyed out since the Host has connected to
> it, my USB Mouse, the builtin USB camera, USB card reader etc. If no USB
> devices appear then it sounds like a major issue between VBox and the host
> OS. You can also click on the picture of a USB connector on the bottom of
> the Guest window and it should list all the devices as well. Have you
> rebooted the Host OS after installing VBox and the Extension pack? It
> normally isn’t necessary, but I’m not familiar with Linux enough to be
> sure. Good idea anyway for troubleshooting. If that doesn’t work then
> reinstall VBox and the extension pack. Again, not a normal need, but you
> have an abnormal problem.
>
> Just had a thought, is your USB port built in or an external hub?
> Sometimes VBox has issues with external hubs.
>
> Let me know what you find.
>
> Cliff
>
> > On Dec 4, 2014, at 3:26 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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