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I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.1 with all the updates and have Win 10 installed on Virtualbox. I can use usb devices in Win 10, like thumb drives, webcam and so on, so I know vbox has been set up correctly (guest additions, usb support etc).

My problem is that I want to update the firmware on my Vaporesso Target Pro, for which I need Windows. When I plug in the mod, I don't see it on the list with USB devices.

[11065.688847] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[11065.808894] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[11066.032890] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[11066.248827] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
[11066.368888] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[11066.592897] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[11066.808830] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
[11066.809139] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[11067.013140] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[11067.216818] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 9, error -71
[11067.328838] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 10 using xhci_hcd
[11067.329157] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[11067.533146] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[11067.736829] usb 3-1: device not accepting address 10, error -71

That's what I get in dmesg when I plug it in, so now it makes sense that I don't see it in virtualbox. However, I have no idea how to get Ubuntu to recognize it so I can pass it through to virtualbox.

Jakke
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In order to use your USB device on the guest system, all you should need is the USB vendor ID and product ID. Plug your device in, and try the lsusb command, which shows "vendor ID:product ID" as hexidecimal numbers. By doing lsusb when the device is plugged in and when it's not, you should be able to figure out which entry in the lsusb table belongs to your device.

Once you know the vendor ID and product ID, head over to VirtualBox and create a USB filter for it according to the VirtualBox manual. Once you do that, the device should be visible to the guest OS.

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