[ubuntu-za] Wine woes (again)
Jan Greeff
jan at verslank.net
Sun Jul 28 12:37:00 UTC 2013
Thanks Hilton, it failed, says mismatch, expected 4.2, got 4.1.
On 28/07/2013 14:21, Hilton Gibson wrote:
> Install one of these for 12.04
> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.16/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.16-86992~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb
> <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.16/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.16-86992%7EUbuntu%7Eprecise_i386.deb>
> http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.16/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.16-86992~Ubuntu~precise_amd64.deb
> <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.16/virtualbox-4.2_4.2.16-86992%7EUbuntu%7Eprecise_amd64.deb>
>
> Cheers
>
> hg
>
>
> On 28 July 2013 13:35, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net
> <mailto:jan at verslank.net>> wrote:
>
> The USB extension packs are for Vbox 4.2.16 but Ubuntu
> repositories seem to be lagging behind with 4.1.12. If I try to
> install 4.1.16 I get an incompatibility message.
> On 12/07/2013 13:51, Bruce Pieterse wrote:
>> On 12/07/2013 09:36, Wayne Abroue wrote:
>>> Yep, extension pack a must to enable USB.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net
>>> <mailto:jan at verslank.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Many thanks for all the help and suggestions. We will be
>>> away for a few days and I will follow up and let you know
>>> the result next week.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> On 12/07/2013 08:40, Graeme Donaldson wrote:
>>>> You'll have to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack from
>>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads to enable USB
>>>> support. I *think* it makes a lot of noise about this when
>>>> you attempt to enable USB on a guest for the first time,
>>>> but in case it doesn't.... now you know! :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12 July 2013 06:58, Wayne Abroue <plettpc at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:plettpc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Virtualbox handles USB fine, plug in and enable the
>>>> device from the usb icon. The VM will scream for the
>>>> drivers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 11:47 PM, Frans de waal
>>>> <meesterarend at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:meesterarend at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 11, 2013 10:04 PM, "Wesley Werner"
>>>> <wesley.werner at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:wesley.werner at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > I can't vouch for Virtualbox, but it seems like
>>>> QEMU / KVM has usb passthrough [1]. I have not used
>>>> this feature of KVM before so cannot give you
>>>> specifics.
>>>> >
>>>> > I feel your pain on this, and feel you are
>>>> delving into a world that would involve voodoo.
>>>> Good luck!
>>>> >
>>>> > [1]:
>>>> http://qemu.weilnetz.de/qemu-doc.html#usb_005fdevices
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Wesley
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I recall seeing usb options on virtual box... not
>>>> curently close to my pc to check though
>>>>
>>>> > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Jan Greeff
>>>> <jan at verslank.net <mailto:jan at verslank.net>> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> This seems over my head, will it be easier to
>>>> get my USB ports to work on my Oracle VM Virtualbox
>>>> 4.1.2?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Jan
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On 11/07/2013 15:10, Bruce Pieterse wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On 11/07/2013 14:24, Wesley Werner wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hi Jan. I tried to backtrack what app you are
>>>> meaning, can you please reiterate what app, and if
>>>> there is a chance of an alternative native app?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Not sure about WINE's hardware interaction (usb).
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> As far as USB support goes for WINE, it doesn't
>>>> work. I set up iTunes a while back (11.10/12.04)
>>>> and tried to get my iPod working with it.
>>>> Unfortunately, after doing all that then looking
>>>> for any articles relating to WINE USB support the
>>>> answer was no and the alternative solution was to
>>>> setup a virtual machine with USB passthrough.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> BUT, looking for an answer today I found this:
>>>> http://wiki.winehq.org/USB
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> If it works, please let me know! :)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
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>> You will also need to add yourself to the vboxusers group in
>> order for Virtualbox to provide USB support. You can do this with
>> "sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers username". Once done, you can
>> logout of your desktop session (not 100% sure if this works), or
>> do a soft reboot.
>> --
>> All the best,
>>
>> Bruce
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