Become a "vboxuser" in Host machine (local machine) For regular updates and bug fixes, it is recommended to install the most recent VirtualBox version from the Oracle repository.Īll virtual machines need to be powered off before installing the extension. You can see the version of your installed VirtualBox in the help > About VirtualBox menu. If you had installed VirtualBox from the repositories you have to make sure to choose the extension pack for the right version of VirtualBox. USB 1.0 is supported in the version installed from the Ubuntu repositories (from VirtualBox > 4.x).įor USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 we need to install the free (but closed source) VirtualBox Extension Pack (NOT the "platform packages") from the VirtualBox download page. In this case, the particular virtual machine can’t be resumed without removing some of the configurations or updating the extension pack to the latest version.Īs shown below, if you select USB 2.0 or 3.0 support without having the latest version, you will get the following warning message.Also see: How do I install the VirtualBox version from Oracle to install an Extension Pack?
Normally when you open a saved or new virtual machine without updating the extension pack, you will get an error message related to USB2.0/USB3.0. If you use some of the advanced features such as USB 3.0/2.0, VirtualBox RDP and PXE boot for Intel cards inside the virtual machines, then you must install or upgrade VirtualBox extension pack to the latest version.Įarlier we published a guide about installing VB guest additions on Windows 10 and how to use VirtualBox to install and test Windows 2012/2016 R2 server OS at your home PC. Whenever Oracle releases updates for their free virtualization software VirtualBox, we must update the extension pack to get additional features on the guest virtual machine.
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