VMware Camera Setup Problem

[Dale Dalka]

I'm running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 as a host. I'm using VMware Workstation 17 Player. I setup Linux Mint and Ubuntu as a guest. Can someone tell me how to get the USB Logitech 9000 camera to work on the Linux guests. I have tried everything I can think of with no results. If I use a Linux USB boot to start Linux everything works fine but in VMware and VirtualBox I can’t get ether of them to work. 

[Ravi_]

Hi @Dale Dalka,

For better reach, please post your query in the workstation community

https://community.broadcom.com/communities/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=fb707ac3-9412-4fad-b7af-018f5da56d9f

Thank you

[Daniel Casota]

Here a few suggestions.

• Search for detected usb devices in Workstation‘s vm logfile.
• Check the usb controller configuration in virtual hardware (xhci)
• What happens if you attach other usb devices? Are they redirected into the vm correctly?
• do you see usb devices inside the vm using `lsusb` ?

[Dale Dalka]

(Check the usb controller configuration in virtual hardware (xhci)) Where to I find this file?

(What happens if you attach other usb devices? Are they redirected into the vm correctly?) Nothing Works

(do you see usb devices inside the vm using `lsusb`) No

[Daniel Casota]

First, the vmware.log file of the virtual machine contains information about what happens to the virtual hardware.

You could parse the content right after vm start and have a look to usb entries.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-A968EF50-BA25-450A-9D1F-F8A9DEE640E7.html

How to configure usb is described here:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-5F7BEE30-E621-4318-A400-4C9F77B88B77.html

If in VMware Workstation no usb device is redirected at all, the virtual machine may be configured without usb controller. Add an usb controller and check the vmware.log.