I’m brand new to VM software and these forums. I hope, I’m posting in the correct forum, if I’m not please let me know. I’ve searched for an answer to my question using USB as a keyword, but came up with no hits.
I’m running Windows XP Pro as my host operating system. I’ve installed Sun’s VirtualBox 3.0 VM software and have installed Vista as a guest operating system. Everything works fine, except that I can’t gain access to any USB devices. I’ve spent the better part of a day looking on the Internet for solutions, to no avail.
I’ve installed the Guest Additions, as indicated on some of the Web site. In the Settings box of the VirtualBox main menu, I’ve enabled USB and extended USB support. I’ve tried using filters and not using filters on the USB controller screen.
When I start up Vista inside of VB, I go to the Devices menu and click on USB devices. I see most of my USB devices sitting there, in a “busy” status. I’m assuming this means that the host OS has control of them. And, in fact, it does. When I use Windows Explorer on my host system, all of my USB devices are available.
As soon as I click on one of the devices on the Devices menu of the guest OS, the status changes from “busy” to “captured,” and they disappear from Windows Explorer on the host OS. However, I’m not able to access the devices. Windows Explorer on the guest OS does not show them, even though they’ve been “captured.”
My host OS is at current maintenance, as is VirtualBox. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Ken