Description of problem: For some reason I have either forgotten how to use the USB function on a Vbox client or there is really something wrong with it. Please instruct. Way to set this up. M6, X86_64, Plasma host platform. 4.9.16-desktop-2.mga6 kernel [root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox Package virtualbox-5.1.18-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed Active Oracle VboxDTrace Extension Pack: 5.1.18r114002 Create a FAT32 USB stick on which copy two files. One file an mv4 video file One file an mp3 music file. Insert USB stick in host, USB stick is recognized, files can be played with VLC. USBview app sees the USB stick Unmount and remove USB stick. Reinsert USB test stick Create M6 x86_64 Plasma LiveDVD Vbox client In settings select USB set up. Enable USB Controller ( Checked ) USB 1.1 (OHCI) Controller ( ticked ) Click on (+) USB icon <no devices available> Where am I going wrong here?
(In reply to William Kenney from comment #0) > Description of problem: > > For some reason I have either forgotten how to use the USB > function on a Vbox client or there is really something wrong > with it. Please instruct. > I have little experience with Vbox, CC'ing tmb and Dave Hodgins
CC: (none) => davidwhodgins, marja11, tmbSource RPM: (none) => virtualbox
Formatted a usb stick with vfat, copied a .mp4 file to it, confirmed I could play the video from the file manager on the host. Remove and re-insert the stick, to make sure usb stick is available in the device manager on the host, but is not mounted (mounted devices are not visible to the guest). In the vb settings for the guest, I have usb 2.0 selected. Booted sta2 m6 x86_64 plasma live. Once at the desktop in the guest, select Devices from the vb menu, then usb, then select the usb stick. Once selected the guests device manager showed the stick available, selected open in file manager. Double clicking on the file in the guests file manager started playing of the movie in dragon player. I don't remember what the difference is between the levels within usb, just remember that I normally select usb 2.0.
Thanks everyone If I change the Client USB setting to USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller when I launch the client the following error message is displayed: Implementation of the USB 2.0 controller not found! Because the USB 2.0 controller state is part of the saved VM state, the VM cannot be started. To fix this problem, either install the 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack' or disable USB 2.0 support in the VM settings. Note! This error could also mean that an incompatible version of the 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack' is installed (VERR_NOT_FOUND). Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: ConsoleWrap Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
USBviewer is clearly telling me this is a USB stick DataTraveler 2.0
I'll roll all this up on another computer tomorrow.
@ Dave Is your host Mageia 6, too?
(In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #6) > Is your host Mageia 6, too? Yes
(In reply to William Kenney from comment #7) > (In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #6) > > > Is your host Mageia 6, too? > > Yes I had seen that, but I failed to see what Dave's host is, so it was him whom I asked ;-) : (In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #6) > @ Dave > > Is your host Mageia 6, too?
Sorry, misread the description. The guest is Mageia 6, but the host is Mageia 5. Both x86_64. I'll reboot the host to Mageia 6 later today, and retest.
These are the two platforms I am using: Test platforms: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 LGA1155 MoBo GIGABYTE GV-N440D3-1GI Nvidia GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet DRAM 16GB (4 x 4GB) Graphic Card: GF108 [GeForce GT 440] Kernel driver in use: nouveau 4.9.16-desktop-2.mga6 kernel Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell 3.2GHz GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H LGA1150 MoBo Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller âRTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet DRAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) USB Host Controller: xHCI Graphic Card: Intel 810 Kernel driver in use: i915 4.9.16-desktop-2.mga6 kernel Both are responding the same way and the Vbox Client USB set up flat out does not see a properly inserted USB memory stick with files on it.
USB Host Controller for the i7 platform: 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller
You forgot to provide some *very important* info: is your user is a member of vboxusers group? VBox won't see any of your usb devices without this...
CC: (none) => olegbosis
Thanks Oleg! I'd completely forgotten about the group. Confirming adding the user to the group, logout/in to load the group change, fixes the problem. Closing the bug report.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => INVALID
Ok. So let me carefully document this. First I assigned user "wilcal" to the vboxusers group. I then rebooted the system, likely I only need to log out and back in. I then plugged in my USB test stick I then created a new Vbox Client using: Mageia-6-sta2-LiveDVD-Plasma-x86_64-DVD.iso In the Vbox client set up, USB, I can see the USB test stick Select that Start the client Client M6 x86_64 Plasma LiveDVD sees the USB test stick I can play both files with the Client VLC