This can be done from the panel Devices menu or by right mouse click in the bottom panel of the VirtualBox Manager on the USB icon:

To grant access to USB devices we need to select a device to disable in the host and to enable in the guest (this is a precaution to avoid simultaneous access from host and guest). Select host USB device for access from the guest If these settings are greyed out, you need to shut down the virtual machine.Ĥ. Tick Enable USB Controllerand USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller or USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller. Shut down your virtual machine and open USB settings in the VirtualBox Manager. Activate USB support in VirtualBox Manager Add your user to this group by running the following command sudo usermod -aG vboxusers Īnd reboot or logout/login. To be able to get access to an attached USB device, the Ubuntu host user needs to be in the vboxusers group. Become a 'vboxuser' in Host machine (local machine) For regular updates and bug fixes, it is recommended to install the most recent VirtualBox version from the Oracle repository.Īll virtual machines need to be powered off before installing the extension. You can see the version of your installed VirtualBox in the help > About VirtualBox menu. If you had installed VirtualBox from the repositories you have to make sure to choose the extension pack for the right version of VirtualBox. USB 1.0 is supported in the version installed from the Ubuntu repositories (from VirtualBox > 4.x).įor USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 we need to install the free (but closed source) VirtualBox Extension Pack (NOT the 'platform packages') from the VirtualBox download page.

Also see: How do I install the VirtualBox version from Oracle to install an Extension Pack?

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