
The third line from bottom tells us that the USB Flash drive is at sda1.Ĥ. sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 sd 0:0:0:0: Attached SCSI removable disk sd 0:0:0:0: Assuming drive cache: write through Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access USB FLASH DRIVE 34CH PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb 1-2: not running at top speed connect to a high speed hub usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3


To find the device id go to konsole again and type “dmesg”, you should get output something like like. Else you can find the the device id for it and mount it on your own.

Kubuntu will find the new USB Flash drive and mount it automatically. Now the USB Configuration Dialog Box will should look like the image below:ģ. If the device is USB 2.0 complaint check “Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller check box.

Once the device is detected by your host OS, open the USB configuration options dialog for the guest’s virtual machine in Virtual Box.ġ. Even though Virtual Box allows you to enter lot of information for USB device configuration you really don’t have to worry about it if you just want to access the selected device.īefore going to actual configuration ensure that the USB device you want access from guest is connected. The procedure remains same for other USB devices as well. Thanks mbuotidem fo r letting me know about this missing piece of information.įor this post I will show you how you can use the USB Thumb Drive connected to host USB port from guest OS. Please refer to VirtualBox Editions page for more information. Note that the open source edition does not provide USB support. VirtualBox is distributed in both closed source (binary) and open source (GPL V2) editions. Sometime back I explained how to use the host serial port from guest os in VirtualBox, In this post I will explain you how to use the host USB device from the guest.
