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usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 2. Mar 2015, 13:01
by Goliath 45
AFTER ISSUES W/PRIOR VbOX VERSION, THE LATEST IS FINALLY WORKING WITH MY 6 CORE WINDOWS 7 HOST.

The problem is- no usb drive is seen in the VM, which is Windows XP 32bit, w/all updates. The USB filters are shown in 'settings', but in my computer cannot be seen.

I have attached the last log file, sure would love to resolve this...thanks.

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 14:27
by Goliath 45
can anyone help?

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 14:46
by loukingjr
Try the new VirtualBox 4.3.24.

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 15:52
by Goliath 45
no luck, now mouse integration will not work w/ 4.3.24

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 15:56
by mpack
Goliath 45 wrote:no luck, now mouse integration will not work w/ 4.3.24
Sounds like you created a blank USB filter - not a good idea.

USB problems have been discussed way more than enough already. Google usb problems site:forums.virtualbox.org.

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 15:59
by Goliath 45
no blank usb filter. Found the problem- tried a USB 2.0 port and it works now.

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 16:34
by criatura555
I'm using MacOS as host. The USB Pendrive only appears for my Windows under VirtualBox after I eject it from MacOS.

Re: usb drive not seen in VM

Posted: 3. Mar 2015, 16:37
by mpack
criatura555 wrote:I'm using MacOS as host. The USB Pendrive only appears for my Windows under VirtualBox after I eject it from MacOS.
Well naturally. USB devices can't be shared - at least not using the USB protocol.

You can however locate a shared folder on any host drive, including USB drives.