[Solved] SafeNet eToken 5110 in Win7 guest on Linux host with VBox 5?

[lebedov]

I'm trying to access a USB SafeNet eToken 5110 (aka Magnum Alladin eToken) from Windows 7 Enterprise Edition installed as a guest using VirtualBox 5.0.40 r115130 (with guest additions from the same version installed in the guest OS) on Ubuntu 16.04.03 (64 bit). Although I can access the token directly from Linux (e.g., with pcsc_scan or with the SafeNet Authentication Client) when I plug it in, the token doesn't show up when I try to create a filter in the VM's USB settings with the OHCI controller enabled. Any thoughts as to how to make the token accessible to the guest in this scenario?

[socratis]

Please read the following thread: USB basics and troubleshooting, all of the posts. If you still have a problem after reading through the whole thing, please follow the advice of the last post.

[lebedov]

Evidently the USB 3.0 drivers had not been installed in my Windows VM by whomever set it up (i.e., not me). After installing them and switching to xhci_hcd, I was able to access the token.

[socratis]

Great, thanks for the feedback. Marking as [Solved].
And don't blame whoever setup the VM. USB3 came after Windows 7, so the latter doesn't even know what the former means without special care...