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Connecting a USB flash drive

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 04:34
by Dylan DB
Hi guys, I've got my MacOS 10.12 virtual machine set up on VBox 5.1.22, but I can't seem to get a USB drive to work. I've tried setting up filters and installing extension packs but nothing works, please help me out. Thanks guys

Re: Connecting a USB flash drive

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 09:21
by mpack
Please provide a VM log file. With the VM fully shut down, right click it in GUI. Select "Show Log" and save "VBox.log" (ONLY) to a zip file. Attach the zip here.

Re: Connecting a USB flash drive

Posted: 11. Jun 2017, 13:12
by socratis
Also, read the following: USB basics and troubleshooting.

Re: Connecting a USB flash drive

Posted: 12. Jun 2017, 09:47
by Dylan DB
Okay, so I read through the troubleshooting guide. Nothing worked, so here is the output of the commands that it said to run and post:

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VBoxManage -version
5.1.22r115126

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VBoxManage list extpacks
Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0:   Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version:      5.1.22
Revision:     115126
Edition:
Description:  USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, NVMe.
VRDE Module:  VBoxVRDP
Usable:       true
Why unusable:

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VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:

UUID:               d2112944-9e4a-4dc2-b804-11dacb124305
VendorId:           0x2516 (2516)
ProductId:          0x003c (003C)
Revision:           18.1 (1801)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  1/Full
Manufacturer:       Cooler Master Technology Inc.
Product:            MASTERKEYS PRO S
Address:            {36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000}\0005
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               a29eb6f3-207c-4fd2-b6cd-e36f1121a993
VendorId:           0x13fe (13FE)
ProductId:          0x4100 (4100)
Revision:           1.0 (0100)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  2/High
Manufacturer:       UFD 2.0
Product:            Silicon-Power8G
SerialNumber:       131054990130004A
Address:            {36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000}\0002
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               8ddfe332-e2e2-4acf-adcd-35a2c37ec32d
VendorId:           0x046d (046D)
ProductId:          0x0a44 (0A44)
Revision:           1.39 (0139)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  1/Full
Manufacturer:       Logitech
Product:            Logitech USB Headset
Address:            {36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000}\0009
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               19fbd8c6-ef9f-4c63-aae6-e527402ca659
VendorId:           0x045e (045E)
ProductId:          0x0745 (0745)
Revision:           6.102 (06102)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  2/High
Manufacturer:       Microsoft
Product:            Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v8.0
Address:            {36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000}\0007
Current State:      Busy

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VBoxManage list usbfilters
Global USB Device Filters:

<none>

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VBoxManage showvminfo "macOS 10.12 Sierra"
Name:            macOS 10.12 Sierra
Groups:          /
Guest OS:        Mac OS X (64-bit)
UUID:            2754d443-55d9-4bb7-b50b-962936c10b12
Config file:     C:\Users\dylan\VirtualBox VMs\macOS 10.12 Sierra\macOS 10.12 Sierra.vbox
Snapshot folder: C:\Users\dylan\VirtualBox VMs\macOS 10.12 Sierra\Snapshots
Log folder:      C:\Users\dylan\VirtualBox VMs\macOS 10.12 Sierra\Logs
Hardware UUID:   2754d443-55d9-4bb7-b50b-962936c10b12
Memory size:     4096MB
Page Fusion:     off
VRAM size:       128MB
CPU exec cap:    100%
HPET:            on
Chipset:         ich9
Firmware:        EFI
Number of CPUs:  1
PAE:             on
Long Mode:       on
Triple Fault Reset: off
APIC:            on
X2APIC:          off
CPUID Portability Level: 0
CPUID overrides: Leaf no.  EAX      EBX      ECX      EDX
                 00000001  000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff
Boot menu mode:  message and menu
Boot Device (1): Floppy
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI:            on
IOAPIC:          on
BIOS APIC mode:  APIC
Time offset:     0ms
RTC:             UTC
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging:   on
Large Pages:     on
VT-x VPID:       on
VT-x unr. exec.: on
Paravirt. Provider: Default
Effective Paravirt. Provider: Minimal
State:           powered off (since 2017-06-12T07:36:45.000000000)
Monitor count:   1
3D Acceleration: on
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend:
Storage Controller Name (0):            SATA
Storage Controller Type (0):            IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  30
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      2
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
SATA (0, 0): D:\Files\macOS 10.12\macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk (UUID: 43c073ee-fd4e-4927-b8d2-21d4b31e04bc)
SATA (1, 0): Empty
NIC 1:           MAC: 08002765303C, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82545EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 2:           disabled
NIC 3:           disabled
NIC 4:           disabled
NIC 5:           disabled
NIC 6:           disabled
NIC 7:           disabled
NIC 8:           disabled
NIC 9:           disabled
NIC 10:           disabled
NIC 11:           disabled
NIC 12:           disabled
NIC 13:           disabled
NIC 14:           disabled
NIC 15:           disabled
NIC 16:           disabled
NIC 17:           disabled
NIC 18:           disabled
NIC 19:           disabled
NIC 20:           disabled
NIC 21:           disabled
NIC 22:           disabled
NIC 23:           disabled
NIC 24:           disabled
NIC 25:           disabled
NIC 26:           disabled
NIC 27:           disabled
NIC 28:           disabled
NIC 29:           disabled
NIC 30:           disabled
NIC 31:           disabled
NIC 32:           disabled
NIC 33:           disabled
NIC 34:           disabled
NIC 35:           disabled
NIC 36:           disabled
Pointing Device: USB Tablet
Keyboard Device: USB Keyboard
UART 1:          disabled
UART 2:          disabled
UART 3:          disabled
UART 4:          disabled
LPT 1:           disabled
LPT 2:           disabled
Audio:           enabled (Driver: DSOUND, Controller: HDA, Codec: STAC9221)
Clipboard Mode:  HostToGuest
Drag and drop Mode: Bidirectional
VRDE:            disabled
USB:             enabled
EHCI:            enabled
XHCI:            disabled

USB Device Filters:

Index:            0
Active:           yes
Name:             UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power8G [0100]
VendorId:         13fe
ProductId:        4100
Revision:
Manufacturer:
Product:
Remote:
Serial Number:

Index:            1
Active:           yes
Name:             Kingston Technology Company Inc. Flash drive [0100]
VendorId:         13fe
ProductId:        4100
Revision:
Manufacturer:
Product:
Remote:           0
Serial Number:

Bandwidth groups:  <none>

Shared folders:

Name: 'macOS_10.12', Host path: 'D:\Files\macOS 10.12' (machine mapping), writable

Video capturing:    not active
Capture screens:    0
Capture file:       C:\Users\dylan\VirtualBox VMs\macOS 10.12 Sierra\macOS 10.12 Sierra.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate:       512 kbps
Capture FPS:        25

Guest:

Configured memory balloon size:      0 MB
I have also attached the log for the VM. Hopefully it's a simple fix and I am just being dumb. Thanks so much for your guys help

Re: Connecting a USB flash drive

Posted: 12. Jun 2017, 10:03
by socratis
VirtualBox VM 5.1.22 r115126 win.amd64 (Apr 28 2017 16:35:24) release log
02.203466 OS Release: 10.0.15063
02.225109 DMI Product Name: System Product Name
You do not have an OSX Host, you have a Windows Host, and unfortunately OSX guests are only supported on Apple hardware (which you do not have). See: Important notice regarding Mac OS X as Guest.