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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox not displaying USB devices
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:44:13
Message-Id: 56575354.1010202@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox not displaying USB devices by "J. Roeleveld"
1 On 11/26/2015 11:33 AM, J. Roeleveld wrote:
2 > On 26 November 2015 19:23:00 CET, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
3 >>
4 >> I'm running Windows-7 in Virtualbox, everything worked OK yesterday but
5 >> today Virtualbox does not see any USB devices.
6 >> I have a USB label printer and it is recognized by Gentoo host:
7 >>
8 >> [ 6455.295503] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=04f9,
9 >> idProduct=2028
10 >> [ 6455.295505] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
11 >> SerialNumber=3
12 >> [ 6455.295508] usb 3-1: Product: QL-570
13 >> [ 6455.295509] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Brother
14 >> [ 6455.295511] usb 3-1: SerialNumber: G2Z917467
15 >> [ 6455.295612] usb 3-1: usb_probe_device
16 >> [ 6455.295615] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
17 >> [ 6455.297499] usb 3-1: adding 3-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
18 >> [ 6455.297541] usblp 3-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
19 >> [ 6455.297544] usblp 3-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
20 >>
21 >> Setting in Virtualbox: "USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller" is Enabled.
22 >>
23 >> I'm in "vboxusers" group.
24 >>
25 >> fd@clinic-amd ~ $ groups
26 >> wheel uucp audio cdrom cdrw usb users scanner fd plugdev vboxusers
27 >>
28 >> What else should I checked for?
29 >>
30 >> Recently I just upgraded to "openssh-7" but that should have nothing to
31 >> do with Virtualbox and USB.
32 >> I connected the QL-570 (USB printer) to my backup machine and
33 >> VirtualBox recognize it OK
34 >
35 > You need to specifically assign the usb device to the guest.
36 >
37 > --
38 > Joost
39
40 How do you do that?
41
42 Thelma