USB ports won't attach to Windows Guests

[GrumpyDragon]

Has anything changed?

I've never had a problem attaching USB ports to Windows guests for various applications.

Now I can't do it, not to any of my guests. This is on a MacBook Pro running Monterey, hosting XP and Windows 10 64-bit machines, and a Mac MIni running Ventura, hosting XP, Windows 10 32-bit and Windows 10 64-bit guests.

Both Macs are running the latest VB versions with respective Extensions and Guest Additions installed.

[scottgus1]

Ventura requires no kexts, so Virtualbox 7.0 has to approach things a different way. For now, you have to run 7.0 under 'sudo' to get USB. The devs re working on it.

[GrumpyDragon]

Ventura requires no kexts, so Virtualbox 7.0 has to approach things a different way. For now, you have to run 7.0 under 'sudo' to get USB. The devs re working on it.

I do appreciate your prompt response, but I have absolutely no idea how to do that.

It's also not working on the machine running Monterey; when it did perfectly well up to now. I has also worked before on the Ventura mechine.

[scottgus1]

It's also not working on the machine running Monterey; when it did perfectly well up to now.

Both Macs are running the latest VB versions

This means to me that 7.0 is running on the Monterey Mac. The 7.0 no-kexts setup is therefore in place, and the 'sudo' workaround would theoretically be needed. (I may be wrong.)

I has also worked before on the Ventura mechine.

We have not heard reports where 'sudo' was not required for Ventura Macs, which by definition require Virtualbox 7.0, to access USB. Evidence of this assertion would be required.

I have absolutely no idea how to do that.

Neither do I, I'm no Mac guru. A quick web-search, "how do I run an app using sudo?" might help. Maybe 'sudo Virtualbox' in a terminal?

[GrumpyDragon]

I managed to launch VB with sudo, but it requires a complete reinstall of all my machines. I just can’t be bothered for what hopefully is a temporary problem.

The Ventura kext issue notwithstanding, it doesn’t explain why ports have stopped attaching on the Monterey machine.

[mpack]

it doesn’t explain why ports have stopped attaching on the Monterey machine.

As explained above, in order for something to have stopped working, it must previously have worked. You have not established that, and it runs counter to current knowledge of Ventura.

[scottgus1]

it requires a complete reinstall re-registering of all my machines.

FTFY. Super-easy to do: Main Virtualbox window, Machine menu, Add, browse to VM's .vbox file, Select the .vbox file, Open.

[GrumpyDragon]

it requires a complete reinstall re-registering of all my machines.

FTFY. Super-easy to do: Main Virtualbox window, Machine menu, Add, browse to VM's .vbox file, Select the .vbox file, Open.

Aaah, I see. I'll give that a try.

Edit - and it worked. Many thanks, I can now attached USB ports and I've been able to update my apps database accordingly.