VirtualBox and the USB flash drive -

[Joachim Backes]

On 08/01/2013 07:08 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> On 01/08/13 12:54, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>
>> Am 01.08.2013 18:43, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni:
>>> VirtualBox defaults to using the CDROM/DVD drive which is pretty worthless unless you have a supply of blanks, I
>>> don't have many on hand presently. I have been trying to make the USB function work without much success.
>>>
>>> Googling suggests group/user problems, I have bobg and root listed as vboxusers.
>>> The GUI has a USB menu which is always grayed, where I can create a filter, it recognizes the Sandisk flash drive
>>> when entered, I click on OK and nothing is saved apparently.
>>>
>>> Now I've run across something in google that suggests an entry in fstab may be required?
>>>
>>> Has any one worked through this maze who can tell me how to make it work?
>> what package?
>> USB support is simply not available for the OSE version
>>
>> https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22174
>>
>
> Ok, I give up, wont waste any more effort on that then but it really
> diminishes the usefulness of VB!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>

Did you install the Vbox extension pack? It's needed for USB access, 
even in the OSE version!

Joachim Backes

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