On 08/25/2015 12:48 AM, Seeker wrote:
On 8/24/2015 6:27 PM, Whit Hansell wrote:
Well, I've got the new virtualbox set up and all is good except my
usb hP 5600 series printer is not recognized so I can print and scan
with it. My webcam works. My usb keyboard works. My wifi usb mouse
works. But my printer isn't recognized. I have all the info in the
usb filter setup but it keeps showing no usb items attached.......
Anyone else have a similar problem? Anyone got any ideas?
Have reinstalled the extension pack 3 timesd and besides all the
other primare usb iltems work.
Thanks in advance. Any help greatlly appreciated......
Whit
I have not played around with Virtualbox with Linux as the host os.
With Windows as the host OS Virtualbox takes care of disconnecting the
printer from the host OS so it
can be used in the Virtual machine.
Since I am usually setting things up for non techie people and want to
reduce the things they have
to try and wrap their head around, I typically set the printer up as a
network printer in the guest OS.
A quick look on Google, looks like that is the recommended course of
action when using Linux
as the host OS.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8743472_do-print-out-virtualbox.html
With Windows as the host the printer just needs to work in the host
OS, it doesn't need to be shared
in the host OS.
Since the instructions don't say anything special about the host set
up I'm guessing it is the same
with Linux as the host, but those were the first instructions I saw
and never looked to much after.
I expect if there is extra set up required someone will chime in.
Later, Seeker
Seeker,
Thanks so much for the reply. I tried to do whaat the link you gave me
said to do but messed it up because I'm not Windows proficient. Found
another site that gives info on how to set up the network printer and
will try that soon. Am backed up w. stuff right now. Thanks so much
for your help. I found nothing about this type of situation when I did
my google searches. I will let y'all know how it goes when I get back
to it.....
Gracias amigo, seeker.
Whit
