[OpenIndiana-discuss] DKIM violation INFO: Virtualbox 7.1.8 USB related error message

[Carsten Grzemba]

Am 05.05.25 21:49 schrieb Carsten Grzemba via openindiana-discuss  <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>: 
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> Am 05.05.25 19:43 schrieb Carsten Grzemba via openindiana-discuss <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>: 
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> > Am 03.05.25 09:25 schrieb Stephan Althaus <Stephan.Althaus at Duedinghausen.eu>: 
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> > > Hello!
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> > > FYI, with the new version 7.1.8 i get an error message:
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> > > Failed to enumerate host USB devices.
> > > Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The 
> > > service might not be installed on the host computer.
> > > Result Code:
> > > NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x00004005)
> > > Component:
> > > HostWrap
> > > Interface:
> > > IHost {d5dcece0-b202-4416-a138-03502784cc07}
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> > > $ pkg info virtualbox
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> > > Name: system/virtualbox
> > > Summary: VirtualBox - general-purpose full virtualizer
> > > Category: System/Virtualization
> > > State: Installed
> > > Publisher: openindiana.org
> > > Version: 7.1.8
> > > Branch: 2025.0.0.0
> > > Packaging Date: April 24, 2025 at 09:18:36 PM
> > > Last Install Time: September 7, 2019 at 07:43:17 PM
> > > Last Update Time: May 2, 2025 at 05:02:25 AM
> > > Size: 151.62 MB
> > > FMRI: 
> > > pkg://openindiana.org/system/virtualbox@7.1.8-2025.0.0.0:20250424T211836Z
> > > Project URL: https://www.virtualbox.org/
> > > Source URL: 
> > > https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.1.8/VirtualBox-7.1.8.tar.bz2
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> > > $ uname -a
> > > SunOS dell7720 5.11 illumos-7366ca9eaa i86pc i386 i86pc
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> > > I use only one Win vm with head without any USB devices, so no problem here.
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> > Hi Stephan,
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> > it seems there is trouble on different host platforms since 7.1.6. At a short view on the problem, on Oi I can not load the usbmon driver
> > May 5 19:37:09 notebookcg2 genunix: [ID 197085 kern.warning] WARNING: mod_installdrv: no major number for vboxusbmon
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> I have found that after the update the vboxusbmon driver is not registered in /etc/minor_perm and /etc/name_to_major. After 
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> add_drv -m '* 0666 root sys' vboxusbmon
> the USB devices reappear. 
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After registering also driver vboxusb in /etc/name_to_major like before the update, the USB devices seems work.

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Carsten