Bug 18395 - VirtualBox does not find USB flash drive or SD card
Summary: VirtualBox does not find USB flash drive or SD card
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thomas Backlund
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Keywords: 6sta1
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Reported: 2016-05-07 14:00 CEST by Maurice Batey
Modified: 2016-08-01 23:02 CEST (History)
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Source RPM: virtualbox-5.0.20-1.mga6.src.rpm
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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)
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