Virtualbox can't find USB devices
I am using Virtualbox 6.0. The problem is it can't recognize any of my USB devices. I already installed an extension pack, the same version as VirtualBox and tried to make my account a member of vboxusers
using the following command sudo adduser $USER vboxusers
but unfortunately, nothing is working.
How can I solve this?
Five conditions must exist for USB devices to show up in Windows in VirtualBox running under Linux.
- Extension pack and VirtualBox versions must match. The former can be found via File > Preferences > Extensions and the latter via Help > About.
- USB Controller must be enabled in the VM configuration options.
- VBox Guest Additions must be installed on the guest VM. With the VM running, click Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image and run the VBoxWindowsAdditions executable.
- The user running VirtualBox must be in the vboxusers group. At the command line, run
groups
to see what groups you are a member of. If vboxusers isn't in the list, runsudo gpasswd -a $USER vboxusers
to add yourself then REBOOT. - At least one filter must be set up under Devices > USB > USB Settings. Clicking the top icon on the right (USB plug with solid blue dot) will create a 'universal' filter for any device. When the VM is running, you should now see a list when you go to Devices > USB that allows you to select devices to connect.
Try selecting the first option: Settings -> USB -> Enable USB Controller -> select USB 1.1 (OHCI) Controller. That may work for now until an update to VirtualBox restores full USB functionality.