[SOLVED] USB Issue: "<no devices available>"

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Bluejay
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[SOLVED] USB Issue: "<no devices available>"

Post by Bluejay »

The problem & all requested information is provided below, including logs. Briefly, the issue is as follows: no matter what I do, I cannot get my usb devices to show up in my guest OS. I have not found any satisfactory answers on this or any other forum.

Host: Pop!_OS 21.04
AMD-v enabled
Oracle Virtualbox 6.1 (6.1.30 r148432 (Qt5.15.2))
Host Extensions Pack Installed - v6.1.30r148432

Guest: Win10 Education 64-bit (10.0, Build 19044)
12 GB memory, 3 processors, 160mb video memory
Guest Additions Installed - v6.1.30r148432

Expected behavior: Current USB devices, including a USB 3.0 external storage, should be listed when attempting to add a new usb filter, or when attempting to add from devices menu
Observed behavior: "<no devices available>" is shown when attempting to add a new usb filter, or when attempting to add from devices menu

Steps taken:
Confirmed that USB 3.0 is supported by both guest & host
Ensured that the host is a member of the vboxusers group
Reboots of both guest & host
Used lsusb to find Vendor ID & Product ID, & created a filter with the ids
Searched support forums for answers

Output of id:

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uid=1000(ejay) gid=1000(ejay) groups=1000(ejay),4(adm),27(sudo),131(boinc),135(vboxusers)
vboxmanage list extpacks:

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Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0:   Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version:      6.1.30
Revision:     148432
Edition:      
Description:  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure integration, 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: 
vboxmanage list usbhost:

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Host USB Devices:

<none>
vboxmanage list usbfilters:

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Host USB Devices:

<none>
Attachments
Vbox logs.zip
Vbo logs & output of "vboxmanage showvminfo "MediaMonkey"" (prolly too long for inclusion in main body of text)
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Last edited by Bluejay on 25. Dec 2021, 02:05, edited 1 time in total.
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: USB Issue: "<no devices available>"

Post by scottgus1 »

Bluejay wrote:vboxmanage list usbhost:
Host USB Devices:

<none>
For Linux not finding USB devices despite everything set up correctly, please see:

missing file in host OS:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=103014&p=500584#p500584

Virtualbox not installed properly:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=103101&p=501132#p501075
Bluejay
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Re: USB Issue: "<no devices available>"

Post by Bluejay »

Issue has been solved - I looked through the forum posts abov, most of the stuff I didn't understand, but someone recommended reinstalling, & on a whim, I decided to do it again (despite having reinstalled twice already, i forgot to mention it). Somehow, for some inane reason. it worked. I'm a little frustrated that I can't figure out what went wrong exactly before, but hopefully it doesn't happen again.
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: [SOLVED] USB Issue: "<no devices available>"

Post by scottgus1 »

Glad you're up and running!
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