1 overview

Use the VirtualBox VM (operating system Win10) to read the USB flash drive in the host (operating system Manjaro).

2 Installing extensions

Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack

After downloading, you can double-click install, at this time if the Linux system will prompt you to enter the password:

You can try the username and password as well as the root password. The other method is to use the command line installation:

Sudo VBoxManage extpack install ORACLE_VM_virtualbox_extension_pack-6.1.16-140961. vbox-extpackCopy the code

Enter your username and password and the installation will be successful.

After the installation, you can view it on the VirtualBox Settings screen:

3 Handling user rights

After installing the extension, you also need to create a user group called USbfs:

sudo groupadd usbfs
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Add your own users to the following two user groups:

sudo usermod -a -G usbfs YOUR_USER
sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers YOUR_USER
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Restart the computer after processing.

4 openUSB Controller

After the vm restarts, open VirtualBox, and enable USB 3.0 Controller on the corresponding VM:

5 Start the VM

Insert the USB flash drive first, mount the VM to the host, and start the VM. On the MENU bar of the VM, select Devices->USB to view the USB flash drive on the VM:

6 reference

  • The USB flash drive in win7 virtual machine is unavailable in Virtualbox
  • Incorrect Password When Installing Extension Pack