Install VirtuaBox 4

[Jim Byrnes]

NoOp wrote:
> On 04/18/2011 01:41 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> ...
>>
>> I assume the Current State: Unavailable for all usb devices is my
>> problem but I'm not sure how to correct it. I don't know if it is
>> relevant or not but the first entry (Kensington Expert Mouse) works and
>> it always has, even with the OSE version.
> ...
>
> Make sure that you have also downloaded and installed:
> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> VirtualBox 4.0.4 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack All platforms
> Support for USB 2.0 devices, VirtualBox RDP and PXE boot for Intel
> cards. See this chapter from the User Manual for an introduction to this
> Extension Pack. The Extension Pack binaries are released under the
> VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL). \
>
> <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.4/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.4-70112.vbox-extpack>
>
> will open the VEP and offer to install in VirtualBox. Or in Oracle VM
> VirtualBox Manager: File|Preferences|Extensions| right-click in the
> window under 'Extension Packages' and select 'Add Package'. Navigate to
> where you stored the downloaded extenstion package
> (Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.4-70112.vbox-extpack) and
> install from there.
>
> When you have that installed: In the 'Settings|USB' window for your VM
> Machine you should have these checked:
>
> 'Enable USB contoller'
> 'Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller'
>
> You should have nothing in the USB Device Filters box. When you bring up
> the VM you should have nothing ticked in the Devices|USB Devices menu.
>
> Alternatively, you might want to try VMWare Player[1]. I use this on a
> daily basis&  typically only open/use VirtualBox for some older VM's
> that I've had installed for quite some time.
>
> [1]
> http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
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I have it working now.  Lucio's final bit of advice to try restarting 
the host system got it working for me in all my vm's.

Thanks,  Jim