USB mouse not recognized in VB2.0

ranger_cole · Post by **ranger_cole** » 4. Sep 2008, 18:09

I cannot get my logitech usb marble mouse to work in VM2.0.

Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The service might be not installed on the host computer.

Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x00004005)
Component:
Host
Interface:
IHost {489fb370-c227-4d43-9761-ceb28484fd9f}
Callee:
IMachine {1e509de4-d96c-4f44-8b94-860194f710ac}./
I did search but did not find an answer. This mouse works fine in Ubuntu 8.04.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 4. Sep 2008, 19:24

The issue isn't that VB can't work with your mouse, it's the USB settings that are the problem. Read the Wiki FAQ for how to solve this (follow the FAQ link in my signature, then at the bottom). There is also a nice Wiki article on the Ubuntu Help docs.

ranger_cole · Post by **ranger_cole** » 5. Sep 2008, 12:42

Here is what is in my 40-permissions.rules file has with regards to USB entry:

# USB serial converters
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GOTO="usb_serial_start"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", GOTO="usb_serial_start"
GOTO="usb_serial_end"
LABEL="usb_serial_start"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", \
MODE="0660", GROUP="dialout"
LABEL="usb_serial_end"

The instructions from the link says there should be a#USB devices entry. I do not see one in this file on my installation.

ranger_cole · Post by **ranger_cole** » 5. Sep 2008, 13:10

I found the file it is in 40-basic-permissions.rules file in Ubuntu 8.04. The instructions need to be updated.

How do you get permission to edit and save this file? I am still learning all this.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 5. Sep 2008, 13:27

Please see the Forum FAQ. Take a look here too: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox#USB
If you need to edit files you do not have access to, use the command sudo preceding your command.

ranger_cole · Post by **ranger_cole** » 5. Sep 2008, 17:18

Still cannot use usb mouse in VB. Here are the VB instructions which I did:

3. Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules (for this, you must have administrative privileges)

3.1 Search for the following lines

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"

3.2 Change them to the following

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GROUP="usbusers", MODE="0664"

Here are the Ubuntu instructions which are different:

Under gutsy, edit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules to say the following:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664", GROUP="vboxusers"

Which way is it? Ii am confused.

ranger_cole · Post by **ranger_cole** » 5. Sep 2008, 17:52

there is an updated 2.0 VB manual now:
http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

Post by **Sasquatch** » 5. Sep 2008, 19:43

ranger_cole wrote:Still cannot use usb mouse in VB. Here are the VB instructions which I did:

3. Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules (for this, you must have administrative privileges)

3.1 Search for the following lines

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"

3.2 Change them to the following

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GROUP="usbusers", MODE="0664"

Here are the Ubuntu instructions which are different:

Under gutsy, edit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules to say the following:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664", GROUP="vboxusers"

Which way is it? Ii am confused.

The only difference is that one howto creates a new group and add your user to it, as where the other uses an already existing group. You also might need an entry in your fstab. Something in the line like this:

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none   /proc/bus/usb   usbusers   devgid=505,devmode=664