USB solution in Parallels 3-build 4128, Windows XP Pro

[bready]

I may have found a solution for people who connect a USB device and get the message about another device/application using the port.

1. Disconnect the USB device you're having troubles with and launch Parallels (but don't start up the virtual machine); or if you're already in Parallels Guest machine, stop the virtual machine and go to the Configuration window.

2. In the Configuration window, click on "USB Controller"

3. In this window the "Device Status" should be Enabled, and under "Connection Options" choose "Connect to Guest OS" (instead of the default "Ask me what to do")

4. Click "OK" to save your settings

5. Startup your virtual machine

6. Connect your USB device

7. The virtual machine will recognize there's a new device connected and will take you through the steps to automatically configure the device (I used the Automatic setup rather than the Choose from List advanced option). My USB device was recognized and the installation went without any weird messages or problems.

I hope this works for people. It worked for me with an SMC Skype WIFI phone (which wasn't supposed to need a driver and which I could get to work on a dedicated Windows machine but not with my virtual Parallels machine).

Good luck!

[bboy]

Nope.

I'm running latest 10.4.10 v1.1 and Parallels 3. No USB. MBP Core Duo 2

"another device using...." persists

[bready]

Hi bboy,
I'm out of town right now but when I'm back at my computer, I'll double check my settings to make sure I explained what I did correctly. I just noticed that there's a new build of Parallels so maybe they've addressed the problem in the update.

I'll post again on Thursday. Sorry it didn't work for you, yet!

[bready]

Hi bboy,

I'm wondering, after you performed the instructions I posted and you still got the "another device is using..." message, in your VM, did you try going to the "Devices" menu and then "USB" to see if your USB device was now listed and selected? If not, maybe try that.

I'm not experiencing any problem now so I'm unable to recreate the scenario to add more info. I'll look here again to see if you've had any luck and will try to help if not!

[Hugh Watkins]

have any of you guys experimented with using a powered USB 2 hub?
under 2.5 i added multiple hard disks and so on

Hugh W

[wingnut]

Trying to connect MS GPS, get the above message, MS Streets & Trips 07 can't find the GPS. Tried all fixes in this thread, no help. Any more ideas?

Thanks

[wingnut]

Heard the Pharos GPS must have drivers installed in BOTH the Mac OS AND the WinXP. Is that true? I downloaded Pharos Mac driver PL2303_1.0.9b1.pkg.hqx but MB won't uncompress it. Am I barking up the wrong tree?

[altoclef]

Thank you! This worked just perfectly with my GPS (Magellan Maestro 4040) on Leopard with Parallels 3 (Build 5582). I had been crashing my head around that for hours.