There's a limit to the fraction of my life that I wish to spend being an interactive alternative to the user manual or Google. That way it isn't a problem that the host would like access too.Īnd as Drayden mentions: all of this is RTFM material. XP is harder still - no point in discussing that unless it seems relevant.įinally: by far the easiest way to "recognize a USB thumb drive" is to access the contents as a shared folder.
For Win7 you have to Google for the Intel xHCI drivers and install them.
Windows 8.0 was the first version of Windows to include native xHCI drivers. (*) For USB3 to work you also need a guest OS that understands USB3 (xHCI). The extension pack is indeed a separate download. Specifically, and among other things, the extpack adds the ability to simulate EHCI and xHCI USB controllers. These must not be confused with Guest Additions, because the Extension Pack is installed on the host - as the intention is to extend host capabilities, not guest capabilities. Also you don't download the GAs, they are included in the standard installer bundle.įor USB2 and USB3 (*) to work you need to install the Extension Pack (which is what Drayden was probably thinking of). Then, if I ejected it from the Win 98 box (left click on green USB eject arrow on bottom right of Win 98 screen and eject the relevant drive), and then deselected it from the VirtualBox ‘Devices’ menu, I could mount it on my Linux desktop and see the files I had copied out of the Win 98 VM. The Guest Additions do add drivers to the guest, however those don't have anything to do with USB.
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