No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

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Sunny Leung
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No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

Post by Sunny Leung »

I am new to Virtualbox, and I tried to set up a VM for Mac OS. I followed an instruction found on YouTube and so far so good.
Until I went to USB setting, I found out that, the USB 2.0 and 3.0 options are missing!
There is only USB 1.1 option!
Have I done something wrong?
mpack
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Re: No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

Post by mpack »

Install the Extension Pack - the closed source host plugin that provides USB2 and USB3 support.

Described btw in chapter 1 of the user manual.
Leo.Aslan
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Re: No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

Post by Leo.Aslan »

Same with me no usb 2.0 or 3.0 options available, proper extension is also installed
scottgus1
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Re: No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

Post by scottgus1 »

Leo, please run these commands in your command prompt or terminal:

(for Windows hosts:)
CD "C:\Program Files\Oracle\\Virtualbox"

VBoxManage -version
VBoxManage list extpacks
mpack
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Re: No USB 2.0 and 3.0 options?

Post by mpack »

Leo.Aslan wrote:Same with me no usb 2.0 or 3.0 options available, proper extension is also installed
Betcha it's not.

The Guest Additions are not at all the same thing as the (host) Extension Pack. It's the latter that adds USB2 / USB3 functionality to VirtualBox.
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