USB connection error (Failed to create a proxy device)

[sx270169]

I have a cheap USB Stick which cannot be connected to the Virtual Machine (I checked this problem on Host system Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64) and 11.10 (i386) ). All other USB sticks work fine. Problem sounds like existing bugs (i.e. #10131) but these bugs are in combination with Windows Host system. But I have a Linux host systems, which works concerning USB support normally much more stable than Windows host systems.

The USB-stick itself works fine on Windows and Linux Machines. If it helps, I can send you the USB stick for further tests. I have made some read out, take a look into the attached text file.

This is the message, shown in the Virtual Machine when I am trying to connect the stick.

Das USB-Gerät usd disk [0100] konnte nicht an die virtuelle Maschine vm-WinXP-technik gebunden werden.

Failed to create a proxy device for the USB device. (Error: VERR_READ_ERROR).

Fehlercode:NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Komponente:Console Interface:IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c913317bb}

[hipitihop]

Replying to sx270169:

I have a cheap USB Stick which cannot be connected to the Virtual Machine (I checked this problem on Host system Ubuntu 11.04 (amd64) and 11.10 (i386) ). All other USB sticks work fine. Problem sounds like existing bugs (i.e. #10131) but these bugs are in combination with Windows Host system. But I have a Linux host systems, which works concerning USB support normally much more stable than Windows host systems.

The USB-stick itself works fine on Windows and Linux Machines. If it helps, I can send you the USB stick for further tests. I have made some read out, take a look into the attached text file.

This is the message, shown in the Virtual Machine when I am trying to connect the stick.

Das USB-Gerät usd disk [0100] konnte nicht an die virtuelle Maschine vm-WinXP-technik gebunden werden.

Failed to create a proxy device for the USB device. (Error: VERR_READ_ERROR).

Fehlercode:NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Komponente:Console Interface:IConsole {1968b7d3-e3bf-4ceb-99e0-cb7c913317bb}

I experience the same issue when trying to connect a usb steering wheel and pedals device. All other usb flash sticks attach fine. I have experienced this on Ubuntu host 10.04 & 12.04.1 with VirtualBox 4.1.18, 4.1.22 and now 4.2 The guest OS I tested with is Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 & Ubuntu 12.04

All versions had corresponding extensions and guest addition version installed. The user is also member of the vboxusers group. Restarting the host or guest any number of times, plugging in and unplugging the device makes no difference.

-- virtual box message begin ---

Failed to attach the USB device HyperStimulator Hyper Stimulator USB [0003] to the virtual machine dpjlaptop-xp.

Failed to create a proxy device for the USB device. (Error: VERR_READ_ERROR).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: Console Interface: IConsole {db7ab4ca-2a3f-4183-9243-c1208da92392}

--- virtualbox message end ---

See

dmesg output: ​http://paste.ubuntu.com/1265771/

usb-devices and udevadm info here: ​http://paste.ubuntu.com/1265111/

VBox.log in attachments

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Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.