This will force the device to connect to the host operating system as a USB 2.0 device and when bound to a VirtualBox guest, will successfully pass the information needed to the guest OS to facilitate driver detection and installation. Workaround: Since it doesn't appear that VirtualBox does this translation today, the easiest way to work around the problem is to substitute the USB 3.0 cable for a USB 2.0 cable. When that same device is attached to a VirtualBox guest (via Devices/USB Devices/) VirtualBox successfully binds that device to the guest, however the guest does not receive any relevant information on the device (DeviceID, ManufacturerID, etc.) in order to properly install drivers.ĭesired Behavior: While VirtualBox does not currently support recognition of USB 3.0 devices, it should be able to take the information provided to it via the host operating system so that when a device binds to a VirtualBox guest, it is exposed as a USB 2.0 device. Problem: When using a device/peripheral that supports USB 3.0, connecting using a USB 3.0 cable, to a USB 3.0 port on a laptop/desktop/etc., the host operating system will properly detect the device and connect to it via the operating system's USB 3.0 device support mechanisms. Synopsis: VirtualBox should do a better job of exposing USB 3.0 devices as USB 2.0 devices to guests.

Enable usb 3.0 on virtualbox arch