USB not enumerated in Virtualbox on Leap 15.5

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I found a fix for Virtual box does not enumerate USB devices under Tumbleweed in https://forums.opensuse.org/t/virtualbox-on-tw-unable-to-enumerate-usb-devices/173749. The error message I am getting for Virtualbox under Leap 15.5 is the same with the same security on the mentioned directories. Will the fix in that thread work for Leap 15.5?

The error is
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The fix is in the pipeline - It has been fixed in Tumbleweed - waiting for it to go thru QA for 15.5 and 15.6.

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Thank you. I will wait for the fix to come through.

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Bug report: 1222408 – VirtualBox not allowed to access USB devices although user is in vboxusers group

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Neither the Bug 1222408 nor the Build Request 1165992 have moved –

  • The Bug Report status is New (need info).
  • The Build Request is in the state Accepted.

I’ve added some votes to the Bug Report to tickle the progress … :smiling_imp:

  • BTW: “Me too!”
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Still not being progressed – not patched yet – today’s systemd Journal –

[ 7.051457] (udev-worker)[662]: 1-9: Process '/usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh 189 3 00' failed with exit code 1.

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The code for the fix (7.0.18 of VirtualBox) is stuck in OpenSUSE QA along with other fixes.

I released the OpenSUSE code for 7.0.18 2 days after it was released by Oracle. Tumbleweed and Slowroll 7.0.18 have made it to users.

I suspect issues with OpenSUSE 15.6 GA code has 15.5 on hold except for exploited bugs.

We might have to ask Packman to offer it as Packman is still rolling out fixes.

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You can use Virtualbox temporarily from the update:test Repo.

https://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.5-test/x86_64/

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@larryr:

The fix arrived today with the Leap 15.5 patch openSUSE-2024-134 –

    - Setting 0660 as permissions of /dev/vboxusb directory itself was preventing
      access to this directory by any non-root user, even if member of vboxusers.
      This results in VBox UI failing to enable USB passthrough.
      Fix issue by removing all the workarounds for /dev/vboxusb/* as they should
      no longer be required. Fixes boo#1222408.

Installed, checked that the 7.0.18 Extension Pack was installed – it was – I normally have to install the Extension Packs by mean of either the VirtualBox console or VBoxManage …
Gave the Windows client the 7.0.18 Guest Additions.
Rebooted the Leap 15.5 host system.

  • USB devices are now available at the Windows client.

Thanks Larry!

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