thanks a lot and sorry for wrongly reporting this non-bug. 2009/10/22 Felix Geyer <debfx-...@fobos.de>: > The Open Source Edition (OSE) of VirtualBox doesn't support USB: > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions > > You have to switch to the closed-source version from virtualbox.org if > you want USB. > > ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > USB devices unavailable in VirtualBox (Windows XP guest) > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458031 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “virtualbox-ose” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose > > 1. ubuntu 9.10 > 2. virtualbox-ose: 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 > 3./4. > I use a Windows XP guest which i originally created on ubuntu 9.4 > > Under ubuntu 9.10 everything is running fine. I can use CDROM und share > folders with host. Only USB is not working: > - I don't have USB Devices options in the Settings (when guest is powered off) > - In the machine Window under Devices -> USB Devices it says 'no available > devices' > > I followed these instructions WITHOUT success (playing with groups and adding > a line in fstab): > http://ubuntuguide.net/enable-virtualbox-virtual-machinesguests-usb-support > > Doing this i observed the following curious things: > - there was NO group vboxusers > - neither was there a group with 'usb' in the name > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Oct 22 11:08:38 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl > Package: virtualbox-ose-qt 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic > SourcePackage: virtualbox-ose > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 > VirtualBoxOse.DpkgList: > ii virtualbox-guest-additions 3.0.8-1 > guest additions iso image for VirtualBox > ii virtualbox-ose 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 > x86 virtualization solution - base binaries > ii virtualbox-ose-qt 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 > x86 virtualization solution - Qt based user > ii virtualbox-ose-source 3.0.8-dfsg-1ubuntu1 > x86 virtualization solution - kernel module >
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