Specifications

Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Hardware tab, select USB Controller.
3 Deselect Automatically connect new USB devices to disable automatic connection of USB devices.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Mount the USB File System on a Linux Host
On Linux hosts, Player uses the USB device file system to connect to USB devices. If the USB device file
system is not located in /proc/bus/usb, you must mount the USB file system to that location.
IMPORTANT Do not attempt to add a USB drive device node directory, for example, /dev/sda, to the virtual
machine as a hard disk.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have root access to the host system.
Procedure
1 As root, mount the USB file system.
mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb
2 Connect the USB device to the host system.
Connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Machine
To connect USB human interface devices (HIDs) to a virtual machine, you must configure the virtual
machine to show all USB input devices in the Removable Devices menu.
By default, USB HIDs, such as USB 1.1 and 2.0 mouse and keyboard devices, do not appear in the
Removable Devices menu in a virtual machine, even though they are plugged in to USB ports on the host
system.
An HID that is connected to a virtual machine is not available to the host system.
Prerequisites
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Power off the virtual machine.
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If you are using a KVM switch for a mouse or keyboard, disable automatic connection of USB devices.
See “Disable Automatic Connection of USB Devices,” on page 54.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Hardware tab, select USB Controller.
3 Select Show all USB input devices.
This option allows users to use special USB HIDs inside the virtual machine.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
5 Power on the virtual machine.
HIDs appear in the Removable Devices menu.
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