Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:28:36 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru> To: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: USB in Windows7 guest Message-ID: <50F18124.7020409@passap.ru> In-Reply-To: <50ED64A8.8070507@eskk.nu> References: <50ED64A8.8070507@eskk.nu>
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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? -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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