I need help finding my USB connected devices

How do i get the USB device connected to my computer to show my connected devices if i am running a virtual version of Ubuntu 14.04. I am using VMware and I have no clue how to get it to work.What should I do?

Solution 1:

You should first deal with vmware workstation :

1- Plug in the usb
2- Power on virtual machine
3- in vmware , click on the virtual machine , and in the up there is option named VM
4- click removable device
5- You will see your usb , click connect 

Now you can see your Usb on Desktop , or in /media

Solution 2:

Read here: Connecting USB Devices to Virtual Machines

On Linux hosts, Workstation uses the USB device file system to connect to USB devices. If the USB device file system is not located in /proc/bus/usb, you must mount the USB file system to that location.

As root, mount the USB file system

mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb

Connect the USB device to the host system.

To connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Machine:

• Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings.

• On the Hardware tab, select USB Controller.

• Select Show all USB input devices.

• This option allows users to use special USB HIDs inside the virtual machine.

• Click OK to save your changes.

• Power on the virtual machine.

• HIDs appear in the Removable Devices menu.

Source: Connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Machine