Bug 18395

Summary:	VirtualBox does not find USB flash drive or SD card
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Maurice Batey <maurice77>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Thomas Backlund <tmb>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	fri, marja11
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	6sta1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	virtualbox-5.0.20-1.mga6.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Maurice Batey 2016-05-07 14:00:52 CEST

Description of problem:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:

1. On Mageia-6-sta1, install VirtualBox from Cauldron using urpmi
 
2. Install Guest Additions and appropriate Extension Pack

3. Ensure USB controller and USB2.0 are selected

4. Insert USB flash drive (or SD card - as used with Mageia-5 install)

5. Under USB: 'No device found'.

Maurice Batey 2016-05-07 14:02:29 CEST

Summary: Vbox does not find USB flash drive or SD card => VirtualBox does not find USB flash drive or SD card

Maurice Batey 2016-05-07 19:46:39 CEST

Keywords: (none) => 6sta1

Marja Van Waes 2016-05-08 11:24:55 CEST

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => tmb

Comment 1 Maurice Batey 2016-07-13 18:40:02 CEST

Same problem now with VBox 5.0.24-OSE r108355.

Inserting a flash drive does cause the Linux Device Notifier to appear, but VBox denies any USB device present.

Comment 2 Morgan Leijström 2016-08-01 19:13:12 CEST

Did you add your host user to group vboxusers?
(BTW if you want to share folders with host you also need to be in group vboxsf)

CC: (none) => fri
Whiteboard: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 3 Maurice Batey 2016-08-01 21:07:24 CEST

Yes, but since then I've done another install + 759-package Cauldron update on return from holiday, and re-installed the Mageia-6 VBox (this time 5.1.2) + extensions & additions.

Am pleased to say it *does* find USB flash drive, so - as far as I am concerned - this bug can be closed.

Many thanks!

Comment 4 Morgan Leijström 2016-08-01 23:02:11 CEST

OK good.

Works for me too - after i also rebooted the system;
(before i rebooted folder sharing worked but nothing USB)

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Whiteboard: NEEDINFO => (none)