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Again problems with usb
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 17:51
by angman
Hi, after upgrading to VB 4.3.18 and installed the 4.3.18 extesnsion pack and update the guest addition. I cannot use anymore the usb 3 external hd.
The host system is Ubuntu 12.04 64 the guest is windows XP 32. The hd are correctly detected and i can see them under the use device menu. But after checking them windows says usb device not recognized. This happen plugging the device on a usb3 port. If I use an usb2 port all work succefull.
On the previus version of Vb all worked good.
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 18:00
by loukingjr
VirtualBox doesn't support USB3. Use the USB2 port.
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 19:00
by angman
Why on the previous version it worked also using the usb3 ports?
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 20:09
by loukingjr
angman wrote:Why on the previous version it worked also using the usb3 ports?
It didn't. Unless you made a shared folder to point to a USB3 drive. The other possibility is you had a USB2 drive plugged into a USB3 port.
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 9. Nov 2014, 20:53
by loukingjr
I looked at your post about USB from a year ago or so. In that case there was an issue with plugging a USB2 drive into a USB3 port. But USB3 drives are still not supported in VirtualBox.
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 10:52
by angman
Yes but after a couple of new release they worked. If I remember correctly were used as USB2
Re: Again problems with usb
Posted: 10. Nov 2014, 12:03
by loukingjr
angman wrote:Yes but after a couple of new release they worked. If I remember correctly were used as USB2
exactly. USB3 drives run as USB2 drives when plugged into a USB2 port. USB3 drives run as USB3 drives when plugged into a USB3 port. You can plug a USB2 drive in either a USB2 or USB3 port. VirtualBox does not support USB3.