# LImeSDR Mini GQRX (Windows and Virtualbox Ubuntu)

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-gqrx-windows-and-virtualbox-ubuntu/2588>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [7 April 2018 23:06 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-gqrx-windows-and-virtualbox-ubuntu/2588 "2018-04-07T23:06:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 April 2018 22:18 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-gqrx-windows-and-virtualbox-ubuntu/2588/6 "2018-04-08T22:18:15Z")

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OK, I wiped my Ubuntu VM and started from scratch. I reinstalled everything lime related and started from scratch. After paying more attention this time, I noticed that libusb is not showing the Mini as a device. It shows the USB 3 hub, but doesn’t show the device. Virtualbox does explicitly show that I’ve enabled the limesdr.

I’d expect that the device would be listed in lsusb. Is there a driver that I need to install to get the lime to show up at all? Just to be safe I went through the complete install at: [Howto install: Gqrx Gnuradio Soapysdr Pothosware Limesuite on ubuntu](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/howto-install-gqrx-gnuradio-soapysdr-pothosware-limesuite-on-ubuntu/2402) but I suspect that this was a waste of time since the device isn’t showing up.

So, should I expect the device to show from a virgin Ubuntu VirtualBox if it is going to work at all?

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