On 12/18/2011 05:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send VBox-users-community mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of VBox-users-community digest..." > > > ~~~ > > Please do not reply to a `Digest' message without > minor changes on how you reply. > > If you'd like to reply to a `Digest' message, > please do the following: > > 1) Change the `Subject' of your response so it > reflects the message you're replying to, and > > 2) Delete everything from the response except for > the one message you're replying to. > > In other words, do not include the entire > `digest' in your response. > > Signed, > > - The VBox List Administrators and > - the non-Digest subscribers to the list > > :) > > ~~~ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Unable to get usb hard drives recognized in a Windows XP > guest (John Boxall) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:27:29 -0500 > From: John Boxall<[email protected]> > Subject: [VBox-users] Unable to get usb hard drives recognized in a > Windows XP guest > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <CAL4cR+FrBZc2WU-zrWetxwosbzqFmipvn6=6v3fvgaozuqk...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I am unable to get any USB hard drive (e.g. WD Passport) to be recognized > as available in a Windows XP guest under VBox 3.x or 4.x (with the matching > extension pack) on a ThinkPad T42 under either Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu > 11.10 (both fully up to date). The drives are accessible under the host. > Creating a generic filter doesn't work either. > > This is from the Debian Squeeze host: > l# lsusb > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > # lspci | grep USB > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM > (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM > (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM > (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 > EHCI Controller (rev 01) > > Under Debian Squeeze I'm running VBox 4.1.6.r74713. On Ubuntu is is version > 4.1.2.r38459. > > While composing this email under Ubuntu I tried to configure the USB > settings for the guest and this popped up: > > > > I'll reboot the host and see if it happens again. > > Suggestions on a possible cause or steps to troubleshoot this more would be > appreciated. > Hi John,
I run XP in VBox under Fedora & have to click in the "Devices" tab to select which USB devices XP can actually use. Maybe yours is similar???? Cheers Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
