I Can't make the usb ports work (solves)

[juanp_1982]

Hi Everybody,

I'm using openSUSE 11.1 as OS Host, Windows Vista as OS guest OS and VirtualBox 3.0.4

the thing is that I already did two filter for the external hard drive and my iphone



but still no working, what can I do now?



thanks for advance

PD: I read I need some software for OS guest, where can i get it?

[Perryg]

@juanp_1982,
If your profile is correct you will not be able to use the USB function in the guest. You need to have the PUEL version of VirtualBox to be able to use USB.
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/
Also remember that you will need to have the guest additions installed as well.

[juanp_1982]

hi Perryg!!

thanks for your answer, i'm sorry for haven't answered any sooner

but, what is PUEL?

[Perryg]

There a two different versions of VirtualBox. OSE and PUEL. OSE is the Open Source Edition that you get from the vendor specific sites and the PUEL version that you get from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/ OSE versions do not have USB support. Go to the link I have sent you and download the PUEL version. Uninstall the OSE version and then install the PUEL version and you will have USB support. Please read the article on the VirtualBox site and the license agreement.

[juanp_1982]

Hi Perryg

I'm still having the problem, I unistalled thi VB that I had and install the version that you told me (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads)

I configured the USB filters and I made sure that that information was correct, (using lsusb as root)

and this is the version of VB that I downloaded


thanks for your help

[Perryg]

Try just enabling the USB and USB 2 but do not put any filters in the define filter section of the guest VM.
Then start the guest and from the devices tab at the top left of the VBox window select the USB device you want to use.

[juanp_1982]

Hi I got good and bad news

I was working on VM settigns when I found the VB guest additions, so then I installed it and I made the USB port worked just for i while (and I did what you recomend me, I took the filters out)

but now It doesn't work any more

PD: I could work on my Iphone but some how I deleted the Iphone operative system and the phone doesn't work either and because the USB doesn't work I'm not abel to fix it

[Perryg]

Windows guests usually do not need any filters to work properly. All you need to do is once the guest is on is to go to the devices section at the top left of the guest window and select the USB device that you want to use. If you want to try to use filters then by all means put them back in but this usually causes problems in a Windows guest.

Other have had success by placing a check mark in the enable USB and USB2 and then creating a blank filter (the folder with the blue dot) and then unplugging the USB device and plugging it back in once the guest is running.

[juanp_1982]

the solution was to add (or modify) this line in /etc/fstab

usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto,devgid=1000,devmode=0666 0 0


where 1000 is th ID Group of your VirtualBox

and then mount usbfs

now I can use the USB ports as I want