Connect a special USB-Device to guest

[Commifreak]

Hey!

I have latest OS-X Snow leopard and latest VB (non-ose).

I've set up debian lenny and now i want to connect a special usb-device.

Its a weather-station receiver. I plug it in but in the select-field there's no such device

VENDOR ID: 0x0fde
PRODUCT ID: 0xca01

Exists a way to connect this device to my debian lenny guest-os?

Thank you!

[jbraum]

I'm having a similar problem with an usb device (camcorder) - Mac OS X 10.5.8 with a Canon HG10 camcorder. Sorry don't mean to hijack this tread but thought I could tag along rather than starting a new tread.

[Commifreak]

Would be nice to add a function which do that

I hope this would be added to the whishlist

[Perryg]

To be able to use a USB device in the guest you need to release it from the MAC host first.

[Commifreak]

How can i do this? Its not an mountable device.

[Perryg]

What do you mean it is not a mountable device? It is USB device and has a product and vendor number.
Create a filter for it in the guest settings USB and add the information. If that does not work then it may be that it will not.

[Commifreak]

Thanks a lot! The filter resolves my problem!!

How to find the vendor/product ID?

Just type in a console:

Code: Select all

system_profiler SPUSBDataType

and put the data in your filter

[miahfost]

To be able to use a USB device in the guest you need to release it from the MAC host first.

So USB devices have to be unmounted from the Host (in this case Apple's OS X) to be viewable in the Guest (in this case Debian)?

It would be nice if the official documentation stated that since I've not seen that in the documentation that accompanies VirtualBox.