Enable USB support for Virtualbox on Ubuntu host

  • Create a user group called "usbfs" and remember its group ID.
  • Add the following lines to /etc/fstab (need root permission) and replace "1001" with the group ID you just created.

    # 1001 is the USB group ID
    none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=1001,devmode=664 0 0

  • Connect the USB device.
  • In virtual machine setting go to USB section and add device to the virtual machine.
  • Start the virtual machine and your USB device should be mounted and ready to function.
  • **Remark** USB device must be unmounted in Ubuntu before virtual machine can recognize it.

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dido (visitor) says:

Very good post, thanks a lot.

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