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Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 27. Sep 2010, 12:06
by 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!

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 27. Sep 2010, 17:39
by 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.

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 28. Sep 2010, 19:16
by Commifreak
Would be nice to add a function which do that :)

I hope this would be added to the whishlist :)

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 28. Sep 2010, 23:34
by Perryg
To be able to use a USB device in the guest you need to release it from the MAC host first.

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 08:03
by Commifreak
How can i do this? Its not an mountable device.

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 15:10
by 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.

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 29. Sep 2010, 18:38
by 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 ;)

Re: Connect a special USB-Device to guest

Posted: 13. Oct 2010, 10:54
by miahfost
Perryg wrote: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.