Try VMWARE instead. It installs USB by default. Linux install instructions are 
on the net.




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> On Dec 18, 2018, at 3:20 PM, Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On 12/18/18 2:59 PM, Ben Koenig wrote:
>> Options will be greyed out if the VM is currently running.
> 
> Right. I forgot about that one.
> 
>> First make sure the VM is shut down and closed, and then go into settings.
>> A lot of options are disabled because you need to change them BEFORE you
>> run the VM.
> 
> Did that. The Enable USB Controller check box is no longer grayed out. I 
> changed the radio button from USB 1.1 to USB 2.0, but when the virtual 
> machine is running, it still doesn't see any USB devices. I'm pretty sure 
> this device doesn't need USB 2. I think it's been around since before USB 2. 
> All it is is three switches, so there's no particular need for a higher speed 
> interface. I had forgotten that I have Express Scribe, a piece of 
> transcription software that runs on Win2K. I tried running it and setting up 
> the foot pedal, but it doesn't see it either. (Not surprising.)
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick Steffens
> 
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