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ESXi 6.7 - Can't Add USB Device while VM is powered on?

I'm trying to migrate some 32-bit Linux VMs from ESXi 5.1.0 onto a new 6.7.0 host. The machines are not running VMware Tools, if that makes any difference.

When I try to add a USB device in 6.7, while the VM is running, I get an error message saying it can't be done while the machine is powered on.

Worked perfectly in 5.1.0, with machine powered on, no problems.

If I try the same with a Windows VM running VMware Tools, it works. It only seems to be the Linux VMs.

How do I hot-plug a USB device to a Linux VM while the VM is powered on?

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