Bruce, Not out of ideas yet! Hang in there, I had to learn this process by trial and error myself some time back.
First, you must insert the thumb drive so the host OS sees it, but after doing that you can’t attach it via the Devices/USB menu. That only works for CD/DVD disks/images. With the Thumb drive inserted and recognized by the Host OS, go into the Guest settings and under the Ports/USB tab try adding a filter by clicking on the button with the “+” sign(right hand side of window). Do you get the Thumb drive listed? If the Thumb drive is listed then select it by clicking on it so it is added as a filter then check the box on the left of the filter and exit the settings dialog. Eject the drive via the Host OS. If the guest is not already running then boot the guest and when booted insert the Thumb drive so VBox can grab it for the Guest. You should be good to go. Otherwise continue reading below. If still no device list contents, then it looks like you have a major problem. The Devices/USB menu should list all USB devices VBox sees. On mine it shows my Thumb drive, greyed out since the Host has connected to it, my USB Mouse, the builtin USB camera, USB card reader etc. If no USB devices appear then it sounds like a major issue between VBox and the host OS. You can also click on the picture of a USB connector on the bottom of the Guest window and it should list all the devices as well. Have you rebooted the Host OS after installing VBox and the Extension pack? It normally isn’t necessary, but I’m not familiar with Linux enough to be sure. Good idea anyway for troubleshooting. If that doesn’t work then reinstall VBox and the extension pack. Again, not a normal need, but you have an abnormal problem. Just had a thought, is your USB port built in or an external hub? Sometimes VBox has issues with external hubs. Let me know what you find. Cliff > On Dec 4, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Ferrell <bferr...@baywinds.org> wrote: > > Hi Cliff > > 1.) correct > 2.) correct > 3.) correct (for the record, it's a windows guest.) > 4.) correct > > with the guest RUNNING, I use the devices menu item to attempt to attach the > thumb drive. There is no check box and where a list of devices should be, I > see "no devices > attached". The host is Linux running opensuse 13.2 (kernel 3.17.1-53). The > thumb drive IS recognized by the host system and can be mounted, (although is > not mounted). > > It's very weird to me and I'm not sure where to go with this > > > On 12/04/2014 06:37 AM, Cliff Scott wrote: >> Hi Bruce, >> >> Ok, let me check that I clearly understand what you have setup. >> 1. You have the latest VBox installed (VirtualBox-4.3.20-96996). >> 2. You have the matching Extension Pack installed >> (Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.20-96996.vbox-extpack). >> 3. You have some guest OS installed with the corresponding Guest Additions >> installed. >> 4. In the Guest settings you’ve setup the USB ports by enabling the USB >> controller and the USB 2 controller. >> >> Then, with or without the guest running, in the GUI settings under Ports/USB >> you don’t show any devices, correct? >> >> What happens when you click on the “+” button on the right side of the >> devices window? It should show every USB device on the host OS including the >> Thumb drive if it is inserted. Select the one you want to attach to and >> check the box on the left to enable the guest to access it. Depending on the >> guest OS you may have to reboot the guest OS to get it to see the just setup >> device assuming that the guest drivers for the device are installed. >> >> Something else to check is that, with the guest running, the VBox >> Devices/USB drop down menu should show all USB devices on the host OS >> regardless of whether the guest has access to them or not. In my case I see >> the Thumb drive, but it is greyed out because I don’t have it enabled for >> the guest at this time so I can use it on the host. >> >> All the above is the same for all host OSs. I’m actually running OSx as the >> host, but it is very similar to Linux. If your setup is as listed above and >> you don’t see any USB devices with the thumb drive inserted then your >> problem is beyond me. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Cliff >> >> >> >> >>> On Dec 4, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Bruce Ferrell <bferr...@baywinds.org> wrote: >>> >>> the virtualbox GUI, under devices/USB, says no devices attached. There are >>> no filters set. >>> >>> Where might I look to troubleshoot this? >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/03/2014 03:45 PM, Cliff Scott wrote: >>>> What does VBox see it as? Did you setup the “filter” for the USB Thumb >>>> Drive and enable that also in the Guest setup in VBox? >>>> >>>> Cliff >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Bruce Ferrell <bferr...@baywinds.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I have the extensions installed and the USB "stuff" enabled for the guest >>>>> OS. The host is OpenSUSE 13.2 and the thumb drive is recognized as >>>>> /dev/sdc and is formatted vfat on >>>>> /dev/sdc1. When I attempt to connect the USB thumb drive, virtualbox says >>>>> no devices connected. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server >> from Actuate! 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