[obidon]

I have VMware workstation 6.02, and am running a windows XP SP2 virtual machine (VM). I connected my Texas Instruments Silverlink Cable to my host computer, and it wasn't detected in the VM. It was detected in my host OS however. In my VM I have the checkboxes "Enable high-speed support for USB 2.0 devices" and "Automatically connect new USB devices to this virtual machine when it has focus" both checked under the USB Controller settings for the VM. I don't know why it is not connecting and need help. Thanks for replies.

[obidon]

Please someone help?

[DaveBurnett]

Try plugging it in BEFORE you start the virtual machine.

[obidon]

Thanks dave, I did what you said but its still not detecting it. This is getting frustrating. Anyone have any more ideas why it's not working?

[DaveBurnett]

You do have extensions loaded??

[obidon]

Originally Posted by DaveBurnett

You do have extensions loaded??

What do u mean by that?

[DaveBurnett]

I meant VMWare Tools

[obidon]

Yes I do have VMware tools installed. Also I thought it might be because the specific hardware (TI Silver Link Cable) might be causing problems, but today I tried a USB Flash Drive and it didn't detect that either. Anyone got any more ideas? Thanks.

[jdante]

obidon...did you ever get the issue resolved??
I've got a Gentoo system with vmware running XP. The host can see the usb devices, but the XP vm world can not.