Connecting USB Devices to VirtualBox Guests
About 6 months ago I switched to using VirtualBox on my Mac, in place of VMware Fusion - It provided decent performance, works well across multiple spaces and of course is free. I have always felt that VMware have dumbed down the Fusion client when compared to Workstation on Windows, as various options seem hidden away from view (although configurable when you get down and dirty in the VMX files). The only remaining issue I had experienced until recently, was that some USB devices would not map through correctly to the guest - in my case Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. When trying to connect the device on the first attempt, nothing would appear to happen, then when you tried to map it through again you'd get various error messages. After a brief Googling session, I found the fix was to add a 'USB Device Filter' for the affected device, under the 'USB Settings' of the guest, but making sure to clear all fields except the 'Name'. Once the guest was powered up, I no longer had any issues mapping through the USB device.
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