VB 5.0 Beta 1

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loukingjr
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VB 5.0 Beta 1

Post by loukingjr »

Installed in OSX 10.10.3 host. Updated the GAs in a few guests including Windows 10 (build 10049). So far so good. :)

Edit: I could have probably been okay without the black and yellow caution Beta graphics. :D
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Re: VB 5.0 Beta 1

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I got around to installing 5.0 on my Linux box. I wanted to test the xHCI Controller so I first tried a Windows 7 guest (a 30day trial from Modern.IE). For whatever reason although it would capture a USB 3.0 Flash Drive it wouldn't show up in Windows and Windows would go online and try and find the appropriate USB driver but never could find one.

I then switched to a Linux guest (Lubuntu 14.04.2 LTS) and the xHCI Controller worked, recognized the USB 3.0 Flash Drive and I can read and write to it.

I'll probably create a Windows 10 guest at some point and see if I can get USB 3.0 working on it.
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Re: VB 5.0 Beta 1

Post by michaln »

For Windows 7, you'd have to download a driver from Intel. Don't ask me why it's not on Windows Update. Look for "Intel 7 Series C216 xHCI driver".

Windows 8 and later has a Microsoft-provided xHCI driver built in. Linux has had xHCI support since about 2010.
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Re: VB 5.0 Beta 1

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thanks michaln. makes sense. :)
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