<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I thought that if you used the "install guest additions" in the OSE edition that you could use usb... I know for certain that if you do that that you can use the virtual box app at full screen and get the supported resolution :)<br> <br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Gary Beach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:glbeach@gmail.com">glbeach@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> The issue I encountered seemed to (at least in my humble opinion) that MS XP is stupid and could not "see" the shared folders since they existed in a Linux partition. I did try to do exactly as you mention, but after killing about half a Saturday I chose the method I described.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> Beach<br> <br> Sent from my iPhone<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> On Nov 10, 2010, at 7:56 PM, Brandon Perry <<a href="mailto:bperry.volatile@gmail.com">bperry.volatile@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > Actually, there is no reason to use the evaluation version! VirtualBox<br> > has a really neat feature that allows you to use folders on the host<br> > system as "shared folders" on the internal network the virtual machine<br> > is on.<br> ><br> > It's very easy to set up, mount the usb drive in an easily accessible<br> > folder (one VirtualBox can at least read, writing may not be<br> > required). You can then tell VirtualBox you want to share the folder<br> > as a network share with the virtual machines running.<br> ><br> > Check it out, and if you have any problems, feel free to email the<br> > list! It's the second best option to real USB support.<br> ><br> > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Gary Beach <<a href="mailto:glbeach@gmail.com">glbeach@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >> Hi,<br> >><br> >> Well, I'm new to the game, but a big advocate of Ubuntu. I've just recently<br> >> changed companies and am in training sessions away from the metroplex<br> >> currently, but expect to return soon and hope to be involved in the Ubuntu<br> >> and Linux communities in our area.<br> >><br> >> For what it's worth, I've been using an iPhone - which requires either an<br> >> Apple or Microsoft operating system to synch. Fortunately, Ubuntu 10.10 has<br> >> available VirtualBox (Vbox). The version included on the distro is an OSE<br> >> and DOES NOT support USB and so forth. Go to the Virtual Box website and<br> >> download the install for the PUEL - Personal Use / Evaluation License for<br> >> your Linux release and install it. Now I can go ahead and run my Ubuntu<br> >> desktop and - when necessary - invoke a virtual image of Microsoft XP to<br> >> synch my iPhone.<br> >><br> >> So, that's what's going on with me.<br> >><br> >> Cheers,<br> >> Beach<br> >><br> >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Linden <<a href="mailto:linden.940@gmail.com">linden.940@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >>><br> >>> The mailing list seems to have died some an the IRC has been very slow.<br> >>> So whats up? Anything good been going on? I have been busy with my<br> >>> company so I had been on the side lines.<br> >>><br> >>> Did anyone go to that meeting thing that mrand had told us about? I had<br> >>> plans of going but was not able to.<br> >>><br> >>><br> >>> --<br> >>> Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas mailing list<br> >>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas</a><br> >><br> >><br> >> --<br> >> Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas mailing list<br> >> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas</a><br> >><br> >><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > --<br> > <a href="http://volatile-minds.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://volatile-minds.blogspot.com</a> -- blog<br> > <a href="http://www.volatileminds.net" target="_blank">http://www.volatileminds.net</a> -- website<br> <br> --<br> Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-tx-dallas@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-tx-dallas</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>