Virtualbox <no devices available> usb 2.0 Kali Linux

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Nicholas123132
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Virtualbox <no devices available> usb 2.0 Kali Linux

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Hello, please help with the problem. I installed the latest version of Virtualbox and downloaded the Extention Pack on Windows 10. I downloaded the latest version of Kali Linux. I connected a wi-fi adapter and the system recognizes it, but Virtualbox doesn’t want to see this adapter in the settings and doesn’t see any usb device I’ve connected.
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Re: Virtualbox <no devices available> usb 2.0 Kali Linux

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The VM will never see your host's WiFi adapter as a WiFi adapter, as there's no emulation of a WiFi adapter in the VM. The only way would be to grab a USB WiFi adapter. For this you'll need to read the following thread: USB basics and troubleshooting, all of the posts.

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Nicholas123132
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Re: Virtualbox <no devices available> usb 2.0 Kali Linux

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The fact is that I use a USB Wi-Fi adapter whose chipset should determine Virtualbox but this does not happen.

I can not open VboxManage it closes itself after a second automatically.
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Re: Virtualbox <no devices available> usb 2.0 Kali Linux

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Nicholas123132 wrote:The fact is that I use a USB Wi-Fi adapter whose chipset should determine Virtualbox but this does not happen.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't make too much sense. VirtualBox uses virtual hardware, not your real hardware. Your device's chipset has absolutely nothing with what's presented in the Virtual Machine...
Nicholas123132 wrote:I can not open VboxManage it closes itself after a second automatically.
You open a Command Prompt and then you run VBoxManage, you don't double click on in in the Explorer, it's a command-line tool, not a GUI one...
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
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