VB 5.0 - USB 3 drivers

[ztslil]

Hi All,
Trying to configure the VB 5.0 to work with USB 3.0 enabled.
So I'm using a Ubuntu host and windows 7 guest.
Windows 7 doesn't recognize automatically the needed drivers.
I then mapped it to a huge resource of drivers I have and it recognized it as Intel(R)_USB_3.0_eXtensible_Host_Controller_Driver
I was installed successfully and then I got unidentified driver for the USB 3 hub.
Tried to install that from the same intel package and I got a blue screen.
If I try to run the Intel(R)_USB_3.0_eXtensible_Host_Controller_Driver installer, it doesn't recognize the system as compatible for the drivers.

Does anyone have an idea what drivers are needed? Does anyone find a configuration that is working?

[mpack]

Perhaps a better solution can be found if you employ some lateral thinking. What exactly are you trying to achieve?

[ztslil]

Trying to get the usb3 to work

[mpack]

USB3 presumably is a means, not an end. What is the goal?

[Perryg]

AFAIK Windows -7 did not have native support for xHCI and needed MB manufactures to provide the driver needed. There are two drivers from Intel that are available and one will work. The file name I have does not mention enough to tell but I have posted the driver SS below.

intel-xhci.png (13.12 KiB) Viewed 102774 times

Note: you need to enable the xHCI section in the guest settings before you try to install the device driver in the guest, and of course you need the right ( matching ) extension pack installed from VirtualBox.

[jorgensen]

Below Intel driver worked for me on a Win8 i5 host and Win7 guest
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/downlo ... set-Family

[ztslil]

Hi Guys,
Thanks.
It seems like because I upgraded my VB from version 4 to the 5 Beta, something was saved in the drivers cache which crashed my machine every time I tried to install the USB 3 hub.
Eventually I found this install to be working for me:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/ ... erId=DN16M

Thanks for all the assistance you guys, hope somebody else will find this thread useful.

[Cybernut]

Poster jorgensen's link (2 posts above) solved my VirtualBox 5's USB 3 driver problem as well. Mac OS X (Yosemite) host and Windows 7 guest.

[confuscious28]

Peter Jorgensen is truly his messenger. Saved me after 24 hours of search.! Just go for Intel USB3.0 drivers if your host has Intel!

[mpack]

Just go for Intel USB3.0 drivers if your host has Intel!

... and your guest is Windows 7. There are no drivers for Vista and XP. Win8.x and later has native xHCI (USB3) support.

[jorgensen]

For Virtualbox 5.0.10 and later, there is a new option, which is highly recommended
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=76023&start=15#p354472

[Andsetinn]

Below Intel driver worked for me on a Win8 i5 host and Win7 guest
The path that Jorgensen referred to above. I cannot even quote it. "You must be a member for 1 days and have 1 posts before you can post urls."

This worked for me on a OSX host and Win7/32 guest.