virtualbox wont show USB ports in the guest OS

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:27:52 +0200
"Joep L. Blom" <jlblom at neuroweave.nl> wrote:

> Anyway I have to solve the problem soon as it hinders me a lot for 
> several programs I have to use under W XP as no Linux equivalents are 
> available (e.g. a music notation program Finale: the Linux programs
> are as yet no real equivalent). I have obligations, necessitating, 
> unfortunately,the use of this and a few other Windows programs.
> I still hope somebody will come with a suggestion, any help is
> welcome. Joep

It is a slow and painful cludge but you /could/ just set up a shared
file, copy your USB-contained data into it, then access it in your
VirtualBox.

I'd keep working on the USB pass-through, though.

Cybe R. Wizard
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