Failed to attach the USB device

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w16639
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Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard
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Failed to attach the USB device

Post by w16639 »

Some context:
VirtualBox 3.1.4
Host OS: Mac Leopard
VM OS: Windows 7

From devices list menu, I can see the USB device. When I click the device, I got below error:
Failed to attach the USB device OMNIKEY AG Smart Card Reader USB [0302] to the virtual machine w7.
USB device 'OMNIKEY AG Smart Card Reader USB' with UUID {905bc056-8144-4d01-896a-5f430b33d881} is in use by someone else.

Does anybody know how to fix?
Grey Bird
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Re: Failed to attach the USB device

Post by Grey Bird »

I don't know how to fix it, but recently my WinXP vm running on Leopard stopped mounting usb drives. :? When I minimized the vm, I found the usb drives are mounting in the host. I don't know why, but this started after I updated to 3.1.4. Not sure if it is due to that or some Mac update. Is this what yours is doing?
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ChipMcK
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Re: Failed to attach the USB device

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