virtualbox wont show USB ports in the guest OS

Derek Broughton derek at pointerstop.ca
Thu Aug 27 18:27:09 UTC 2009


Ray Leventhal wrote:

> <huge snip>
> .
>> Well, I hope somebody has more information on USB in Ubuntu and it's
>> relation to Virtualbox.
>> Joep
>> 
> Joep,
> 
> I didn't notice if you said you were running the PUEL version which,
> IIRC, is required for USB passthu from the host to the guest OS in VB.

Of course.  The ose version doesn't even see USB devices.

> I'm also running Jaunty and with the PUEL version of VB had no issues
> getting my USB connected drives seen and accessible automagically.  I
> haven't tried a cam, but I suppose I should.

I just used my webcam because it's permanently attached.  Otherwise I'd have 
had to find my flash drive...  I probably _should_ have tried that anyway.
-- 
derek






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