USB in Windows7 guest

[Boris Samorodov]

Hi Leslie and All,

09.01.2013 16:38, Leslie Jensen пишет:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I posted this on the freebsd-virtualization list but got no answers so 
> now I hope that someone here can shed the light for me.
> 
> 
> I have a Windows7 guest OS in Virtualbox on a FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE system.
> 
> I've followed the instructions in the handbook for enabling USB-support 
> in Virtualbox.
> 
> In the machines settings I've ticked for activation of USB controller 
> but not for USB2 because it needs an extension pack that's not available 
> for freebsd if I've understood it right.
> 
> I have an Epson V500 scanner that is recognized as an unknown device by 
> the host OS.
> 
> ugen7.2: <EPSON> at usbus7
> Unknown USB device: vendor 0x04b8 product 0x0130 bus uhub7
> 
> 
> I cannot get it to appear in the guest OS.
> 
> Is it possible and if so what do I need to do in order to make it visible?

Sure it's possible. For me it (FreeBSD-i386 9-STABLE host, WinXP guest)
it just works. I'm not sure if it matters -- I install guest additions.

I'd recommend double check your configuration. Ah, yes one more place to
check that you had not mention: is USB enabled at VirtualboxManager for
this virtual machine?

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WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam)
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