In the case of Windows 7, USB 3.0 drivers are not installed with the OS and require manual installation. If this is the case, in the USB settings section you can create a USB filter for the device which will load it automatically in your guest OS once it is running. In my case this selection was enough, but sometimes there can be problems if the device is not unmounted properly from the host before loaded into the guest OS. Up to this point you should be able to use USB 2.0 devices on your guest machine by accessing the “Devices” → “USB” menu from your guest machine. If you wish to add other users to this group substitute $USER for the username of the desired user. This command adds the current user to the vboxusers group. Now you need to add the current user to the vboxusers group using the following command: sudo usermod -aG vboxusers "$USER" Note that, depending on the version of VirtualBox you are running, you need to get the appropriate extension pack and guest additions.
Next I downloaded and installed Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.0.40-115130.vbox-extpack and VBoxGuestAdditions_5.0.40.iso from the VirtualBox official download page.
#VIA USB HOST CONTROLLER WINDOWS 7 INSTALL#
Here I will lay details on how I managed to get my guest machine set up so that it can access my USB devices.įirst I installed VirtualBox using apt-get install virtualbox I have had a few hiccups during the process but I finally have everything up and running. Also if I select USB 2.0 in my USB settings the devices work perfectly but at USB 2.0 speed.Īny help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I have also installed other linux-based guest OS and they have no problems seeing USB devices.
#VIA USB HOST CONTROLLER WINDOWS 7 HOW TO#
I have searched for solutions online and tried these Cannot see usb devices on Windows guest, How to set up USB for Virtualbox?, VirtualBox/USBĪmoung others but none seem to solve my problem.įurther digging and I saw that in my guest OS I do not have any USB drivers installed
I tried adding a 'USB Device Filter' from my guest settings but nothing. The problem is that when I select USB3.0 (xchi) in my USB settings, from my guest I go to Devices>USB and select the USB device I want to load it gets unmounted from my host OS but does not mount in my guest OS. I also added my current user to the vboxusers group. I installed a Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit) guest OS. I have also installed Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack Version 5.0.40r115130. I'm using VirtualBox Version 5.0.40_Ubuntu r115130 on a linux mint mate (18.2) host.