[SOLVED] Virtualbox list usb devices is empty.

I moved from virtualbox_bin(AUR) to virtualbox(community), and remove /proc/bus/usb entry in /etc/fstab, after that the usb doesn't work. I can check 'Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller' in Virtualbox settings, but can't find any available usb devices.
$ pacman -Qs virtualbox
local/virtualbox 4.1.22-1
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
local/virtualbox-additions 4.1.22-1
The official all-in-one VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO/CD image
local/virtualbox-ext-oracle 4.1.22-1
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
local/virtualbox-hook 2.1-1
mkinitcpio hook to compile the virtualbox modules
local/virtualbox-modules 4.1.22-1
Kernel modules for VirtualBox
local/virtualbox-source 4.1.22-1
VirtualBox kernel modules source
$ VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:
<none>
$ ls /dev/usbbox
ls: cannot access /dev/usbbox: No such file or directory
$ groups
log kvm network video audio optical storage users vboxusers guten input libvirt davfs2 virtftp
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2513 Standard Microsystems Corp. 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:8509 Apple, Inc. FaceTime HD Camera
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0424:2513 Standard Microsystems Corp. 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05ac:0252 Apple, Inc. Internal Keyboard/Trackpad (ANSI)
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. IR Receiver [built-in]
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 05ac:821a Apple, Inc. Bluetooth Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse M90
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0951:1624 Kingston Technology DataTraveler G2 4GB Pen Drive
Bus 002 Device 007: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Last edited by GutenYe (2012-09-17 12:38:58)

I am having the same problem and have tried "everything" and still cannot get it to work.
calpoly@arch:~$ cat /etc/group | grep vboxusers
vboxusers:x:108:calpoly,root
calpoly@arch:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ac:12a0 Apple, Inc. iPhone 4S
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo pacman -Qs virtualbox
local/virtualbox 4.3.6-3
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
local/virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.3.6-3
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local/virtualbox-guest-modules 4.3.6-4
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local/virtualbox-guest-utils 4.3.6-3
VirtualBox Guest userspace utilities
local/virtualbox-host-modules 4.3.6-4
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local/virtualbox-host-modules-lts 4.3.6-5
Host kernel modules for VirtualBox
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage controlvm windowSeven usbattach 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
VBoxManage: error: The USB device with UUID {00000010-0030-0000-90f9-0560b57f0000} is not currently attached to the host
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component USBProxyService, interface IHost, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: --------
VBoxManage: error: Could not load the Host USB Proxy service: VERR_NOT_FOUND
VBoxManage: error: Details: code Unknown Status 0x4005 (0x4005), component Host, interface IHost
VBoxManage: error: Context: "AttachUSBDevice(usbId.raw())" at line 973 of file VBoxManageControlVM.cpp
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage showvminfo windowSeven
Name: windowSeven
Groups: /
Guest OS: Windows 7
UUID: 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
Config file: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/windowSeven.vbox
Snapshot folder: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/Snapshots
Log folder: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/Logs
Hardware UUID: 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
Memory size: 2048MB
Page Fusion: off
VRAM size: 128MB
CPU exec cap: 100%
HPET: off
Chipset: piix3
Firmware: BIOS
Number of CPUs: 2
PAE: off
Long Mode: off
Synthetic CPU: off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device (1): DVD
Boot Device (2): HardDisk
Boot Device (3): Network
Boot Device (4): Floppy
ACPI: on
IOAPIC: on
Time offset: 0ms
RTC: local time
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging: on
Large Pages: off
VT-x VPID: on
VT-x unr. exec.: on
State: powered off (since 2014-02-11T12:16:18.000000000)
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: off
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend:
Storage Controller Name (0): IDE
Storage Controller Type (0): PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Bootable (0): on
Storage Controller Name (1): SATA
Storage Controller Type (1): IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (1): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (1): 30
Storage Controller Port Count (1): 1
Storage Controller Bootable (1): on
IDE (1, 0): Empty
SATA (0, 0): /media/disk/VirtualBox OS X HDD/windowSeven.vdi (UUID: 5c44157f-350a-467c-a988-b4cfb8635fd5)
NIC 1: MAC: 0800279A3907, Attachment: NAT, Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 1 Settings: MTU: 0, Socket (send: 64, receive: 64), TCP Window (send:64, receive: 64)
NIC 2: disabled
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
LPT 1: disabled
LPT 2: disabled
Audio: enabled (Driver: ALSA, Controller: HDA)
Clipboard Mode: Bidirectional
Drag'n'drop Mode: Bidirectional
VRDE: disabled
USB: enabled
EHCI: enabled
USB Device Filters:
<none>
Available remote USB devices:
<none>
Currently Attached USB Devices:
<none>
Bandwidth groups: <none>
Shared folders:
Name: 'music', Host path: '/media/disk/music' (machine mapping), writable
VRDE Connection: not active
Clients so far: 0
Video capturing: active
Capture screens: 0
Capture file: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/windowSeven.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate: 1024 kbps
Capture FPS: 25
Guest:
Configured memory balloon size: 0 MB
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe -a vboxguest vboxsf vboxvideo
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxguest': No such device
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxsf': No such device
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxnetflt
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxsf
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxsf': No such device
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:
<none>
Have rebooted and reinstalled virtualbox multiple times to no avail.
It is important to note that my iPhone used to sync with iTunes on Windows 7 in Virtualbox, but then I removed the USB filter and did some updates and now it no longer works.
I have spent many more hours than I care to admit on this problem, so please, any help is welcome.
Last edited by Kg4XmtUSyxd8B9M7Ex&&KXZGF (2014-02-11 12:33:00)

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Model number: VF0230
This is how it looks in case anyone was wondering
I have tried the ov51x-jpeg drivers and the linux-uvc drivers, but they both didn't work. Maybe I am missing something.
Here's my lspci and lsusb with the camera connected
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 Go] (rev b2)
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
02:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556 Hurricane CardBus [Cyclone] (rev 10)
02:06.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 10)
02:0f.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
02:0f.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
02:0f.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 Controller
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 041e:4055 Creative Technology, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04b3:310b IBM Corp. Red Wheel Mouse
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0409:005a NEC Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Last edited by Inxsible (2009-04-28 18:57:02)

I don't think that model has support, but that is just based on a few minutes of googling.
This thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-607309.html
discusses that particular webcam, and points to a sourceforge project that may implement support for your chipset at some point, but that was a few years ago and the project is dead.
UVC lists similar chipsets (in that they are one or two numbers off) but not your exact one.
For example, 041e:4057 is supported, but yours (041e:4055) is not listed. You could try UVC, but I am not sure it would work. If it were me, I would give UVC a shot and hope they simply overlooked your particular camera when making the compatibility list.
You could also look here
http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
and see if you can get the spca5xx module to work. I saw a note somewhere that a similar camera to yours was working under it, but once again, a different chipset.
If all else fails, look at the cams listed on these pages and try to get one of those!
Good Luck
JTS

[SOLVED]mounting cdrom and usb devices doesn't work

Hello,
i have trouble mounting my usb devices. automount doesn't work and i can't mount them manually even as a superuser. here's the output of mount command:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
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i can mount cdrom manually but i can't do the same for my usb stick and external hard drives. it always complains about the above regardless of the filesystem. my devices are working under windows and other linuxes so i know hardware is not the problem.
i'm using lxde with pcmanfm.
if you need any other files just ask.
thanks
Last edited by the gray (2009-03-16 20:15:18)

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thanks again
Last edited by the gray (2009-03-16 20:17:53)

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