No USB devices detected by VMware, arch linux host
Solution 1
A bit late maybe, but I found this problem too, using Debian. Solution was simple: /etc/init.d/vmware-USBArbitrator start then restart VM.
More details at ArchWiki
Solution 2
Run vmware-usbarbitrator
:
# vmware-usbarbitrator
To see what it is going on behind the scenes, run:
# vmware-usbarbitrator --kill && vmware-usbarbitrator -f
You may need to close and re-open player
to see the changes.
Note the VMware Documentation is incorrect and outdated as it still refers to /proc/bus/usb
which was removed in Linux kernel 3.5.
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Mike B
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Mike B almost 2 years
I'm having trouble connecting USB devices (e.g. flash drives) to a Windows XP guest, on an Arch Linux host, running VMware Player. No USB devices appear anywhere in VMware, e.g. devices are not detected when I plug them in, and there is no section for USB devices in the removable devices menu. I can mount and use USB devices outside of VMware. I'm running a 3.1.3 kernel with VMware Player 4.0.1.
Here's what I've tried so far:
- Mounted USBFS to /proc/bus/usb, then restarted VMware.
- Checked that USB controller is "Present" in the VMware Virtual Machine Settings
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zw963 over 5 yearsAfter detect with this commend, i resolve my issue, i could not show USB 3.0 storage device, because, i am not check "Show all USB input devices" checkbox.