Thanks all. It seems IT came by and did a re-load on my system, making the entire thing moot until I rebuild
Was a time when I was an admin and that would have gotten me fired. I guess the world has changed On 12/04/2014 11:04 PM, Dana Zimmerman wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[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] > <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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