[ubuntu-za] Virtualbox problem

[Andre Rossouw]

Morning, my experiences with VirtualBox USB pass-through:

     1. VirtualBox. With the change of license, I'm not sure if the
        binaries from Oracle are required, or if the OSE edition will
        suffice - I've been using the binary from Oracle (currently 4.0.10)
     2. You need the VirtualBox Extension Pack installed (licensed under
        VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License).
     3. Depending on the installation - you may need to add your user
        account to the vboxusers group. Typically, I do.
     4. Enable the USB 2.0 Controller in the settings of the VM.
     5. Once the guest has started, select the device to pass-through (see attached).


I've added the repository to my sources - instructions at
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads under "Debian-based Linux
distributions".

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