Why VMware Player does not recognize USB devices?
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as a guest OS via VMware Player 3.1.4 build-385536 over Windows 7 Home Premium host OS. This runs on a HP Pavilion g7-1173dx laptop.
At the Virtual Machine... menu > VM Settings... dialog I see a USB Controller present in the Device list. In the Connections frame, the USB 2.0 device support in enabled.
However, on the Virtual Machine... menu > Removable Devices submenu I see no USB device entry.
Attaching a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB flash drive to the USB port, I can see the drive in Windows, but I can't see the device in the VM list.
Trying to connect an Altera FPGA dev board system to the USB port was not successful either.
When restarting the VM, I get the following error tooltip:
Other than that port, I have a USB keyboard and a USB mouse connected to the other 2 USB ports, both working well.
How can I make VMware Player recognize my USB devices?
EDIT 1:
Thanks to @Moab, I found out that the relevant service was indeed inactive. Its Startup type is "Automatic". I tried to manually start it and received the following error:
I am not sure what this means. The drive (configured as a U3 drive, BTW) is recognized in Windows.
EDIT 2:
Found this post on the VMware Knowledgebase. It suggests that on AMD based systems (like my g7) there may be a conflict with some AMD USB Driver Filter, and provides with removal instructions and a warning that it may disable other USB devices.
How safe is it to follow the steps suggested in the post?
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I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as a guest OS via VMware Player 3.1.4 build-385536 over Windows 7 Home Premium host OS. This runs on a HP Pavilion g7-1173dx laptop.
At the Virtual Machine... menu > VM Settings... dialog I see a USB Controller present in the Device list. In the Connections frame, the USB 2.0 device support in enabled.
However, on the Virtual Machine... menu > Removable Devices submenu I see no USB device entry.
Attaching a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB flash drive to the USB port, I can see the drive in Windows, but I can't see the device in the VM list.
Trying to connect an Altera FPGA dev board system to the USB port was not successful either.
When restarting the VM, I get the following error tooltip:
Other than that port, I have a USB keyboard and a USB mouse connected to the other 2 USB ports, both working well.
How can I make VMware Player recognize my USB devices?
EDIT 1:
Thanks to @Moab, I found out that the relevant service was indeed inactive. Its Startup type is "Automatic". I tried to manually start it and received the following error:
I am not sure what this means. The drive (configured as a U3 drive, BTW) is recognized in Windows.
EDIT 2:
Found this post on the VMware Knowledgebase. It suggests that on AMD based systems (like my g7) there may be a conflict with some AMD USB Driver Filter, and provides with removal instructions and a warning that it may disable other USB devices.
How safe is it to follow the steps suggested in the post?
windows-7 usb ubuntu-10.04 vmware-player
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
1
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55
|
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I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as a guest OS via VMware Player 3.1.4 build-385536 over Windows 7 Home Premium host OS. This runs on a HP Pavilion g7-1173dx laptop.
At the Virtual Machine... menu > VM Settings... dialog I see a USB Controller present in the Device list. In the Connections frame, the USB 2.0 device support in enabled.
However, on the Virtual Machine... menu > Removable Devices submenu I see no USB device entry.
Attaching a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB flash drive to the USB port, I can see the drive in Windows, but I can't see the device in the VM list.
Trying to connect an Altera FPGA dev board system to the USB port was not successful either.
When restarting the VM, I get the following error tooltip:
Other than that port, I have a USB keyboard and a USB mouse connected to the other 2 USB ports, both working well.
How can I make VMware Player recognize my USB devices?
EDIT 1:
Thanks to @Moab, I found out that the relevant service was indeed inactive. Its Startup type is "Automatic". I tried to manually start it and received the following error:
I am not sure what this means. The drive (configured as a U3 drive, BTW) is recognized in Windows.
EDIT 2:
Found this post on the VMware Knowledgebase. It suggests that on AMD based systems (like my g7) there may be a conflict with some AMD USB Driver Filter, and provides with removal instructions and a warning that it may disable other USB devices.
How safe is it to follow the steps suggested in the post?
windows-7 usb ubuntu-10.04 vmware-player
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as a guest OS via VMware Player 3.1.4 build-385536 over Windows 7 Home Premium host OS. This runs on a HP Pavilion g7-1173dx laptop.
At the Virtual Machine... menu > VM Settings... dialog I see a USB Controller present in the Device list. In the Connections frame, the USB 2.0 device support in enabled.
However, on the Virtual Machine... menu > Removable Devices submenu I see no USB device entry.
Attaching a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB flash drive to the USB port, I can see the drive in Windows, but I can't see the device in the VM list.
Trying to connect an Altera FPGA dev board system to the USB port was not successful either.
When restarting the VM, I get the following error tooltip:
Other than that port, I have a USB keyboard and a USB mouse connected to the other 2 USB ports, both working well.
How can I make VMware Player recognize my USB devices?
EDIT 1:
Thanks to @Moab, I found out that the relevant service was indeed inactive. Its Startup type is "Automatic". I tried to manually start it and received the following error:
I am not sure what this means. The drive (configured as a U3 drive, BTW) is recognized in Windows.
EDIT 2:
Found this post on the VMware Knowledgebase. It suggests that on AMD based systems (like my g7) there may be a conflict with some AMD USB Driver Filter, and provides with removal instructions and a warning that it may disable other USB devices.
How safe is it to follow the steps suggested in the post?
windows-7 usb ubuntu-10.04 vmware-player
windows-7 usb ubuntu-10.04 vmware-player
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
edited Jan 1 at 11:39
Glorfindel
1,37041220
1,37041220
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
asked Oct 5 '11 at 0:15
ysapysap
1,176123057
1,176123057
Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
1
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55
|
show 2 more comments
Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
1
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55
Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
1
1
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55
|
show 2 more comments
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OK, the problem seems to be a collision of the VMware USB Arbiter service with the AMD USB Filter Driver. I used the method described in section 5 to remove the filter driver using the AMD Catalyst uninstall wizard.
After removing the filter and restarting everything, a USB drive is now recognized and mounted by VM. I was able to play a MP3 file from the drive.
Note that as of now, I have not yet tested for any side-effects of the USB operation on the Win 7 system. Per the reference, there might be problems using USB devices after removing the filter.
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OK, the problem seems to be a collision of the VMware USB Arbiter service with the AMD USB Filter Driver. I used the method described in section 5 to remove the filter driver using the AMD Catalyst uninstall wizard.
After removing the filter and restarting everything, a USB drive is now recognized and mounted by VM. I was able to play a MP3 file from the drive.
Note that as of now, I have not yet tested for any side-effects of the USB operation on the Win 7 system. Per the reference, there might be problems using USB devices after removing the filter.
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OK, the problem seems to be a collision of the VMware USB Arbiter service with the AMD USB Filter Driver. I used the method described in section 5 to remove the filter driver using the AMD Catalyst uninstall wizard.
After removing the filter and restarting everything, a USB drive is now recognized and mounted by VM. I was able to play a MP3 file from the drive.
Note that as of now, I have not yet tested for any side-effects of the USB operation on the Win 7 system. Per the reference, there might be problems using USB devices after removing the filter.
answered Oct 5 '11 at 14:48
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OK, the problem seems to be a collision of the VMware USB Arbiter service with the AMD USB Filter Driver. I used the method described in section 5 to remove the filter driver using the AMD Catalyst uninstall wizard.
After removing the filter and restarting everything, a USB drive is now recognized and mounted by VM. I was able to play a MP3 file from the drive.
Note that as of now, I have not yet tested for any side-effects of the USB operation on the Win 7 system. Per the reference, there might be problems using USB devices after removing the filter.
answered Oct 5 '11 at 14:48
ysapysap
1,176123057
OK, the problem seems to be a collision of the VMware USB Arbiter service with the AMD USB Filter Driver. I used the method described in section 5 to remove the filter driver using the AMD Catalyst uninstall wizard.
After removing the filter and restarting everything, a USB drive is now recognized and mounted by VM. I was able to play a MP3 file from the drive.
Note that as of now, I have not yet tested for any side-effects of the USB operation on the Win 7 system. Per the reference, there might be problems using USB devices after removing the filter.
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Maybe you need to run VMware Player AS Administrator?
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:22
Maybe try running this VM in the evaluation version of VMware Workstation.
– James T Snell
Oct 5 '11 at 0:37
1
Check Windows Services and be sure VMware USB Arbitration Service is running, as the error message suggests.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 0:40
@Moab - many thanks. The service was on "Automatic", but not started. When trying to start it manually, I get an error message. I will update the question.
– ysap
Oct 5 '11 at 0:50
I never consider anything safe, this is why I have backups of my system and critical personal data.. Make a full disk image pr two for disaster recovery purposes and then make a manual Windows restore point before you make any changes.
– Moab
Oct 5 '11 at 1:55