This may be useful sometimes. Though not related directly to the question above, this may be a follow up issue once USB is detected in VirtualBox but not shown in guest os.
I followed many blogs to make my USB enabled on Virtual Box (~5.0.28?) on macMac for Windows 7 Pro.
Things that I did but USB not detected:
Things that I did but USB not detected
1).I did install the same compatible extension pack for USB for virtualbox 2. Enabled USB 3.0 in Virtual Box Manager (Tried 2.0 though I was sure I had 3.0 port/usb) 3. Ejected USB from native OS (Mac OSX) 4. Tried with enabling filter from Virtual Box Manager (also tried to manually select the USB from the usb listed at the bottom of virtual box) 5. From Device Manager I tried to detect it but the driver search failed. (Network was working and no firewall)
Enabled USB 3.0 in Virtual Box Manager (Tried 2.0 though I was sure I had 3.0 port/usb)
Ejected USB from native OS (Mac OSX)
Tried with enabling filter from Virtual Box Manager (also tried to manually select the USB from the usb listed at the bottom of virtual box)
From Device Manager I tried to detect it but the driver search failed. (Network was working and no firewall)
What worked:
What worked
- Downloaded a lot of intel USB 3.0 drivers. Some failed saying system requirement not met. but 1 of the drivers worked. Installed the driver successfully.
Now my usb was detected (given you did the first part above as well)
Note:NOTE: I also installed VirtualBox Guest Additions for share between mac/windows but don't think its related.
