Jim Whitby wrote:
> Dave Plater wrote:
>   
>> Jim Whitby wrote:
>>     
>>> Getting a usb device ( blackberry, thumb drive, etc ) to work with vbox 
>>> is getting interesting.
>>>
>>> The anomaly appears to be somewhere in permissions, but I can't find it.
>>>
>>> If I am logged in ( kde ) and insert a usb device, it shows up ok and is 
>>> accessible from the desktop.
>>>
>>> If I start vbox it isn't available to vbox.
>>>
>>> If leave it plugged in, logoff and logon, it is available  to vbox.
>>>
>>> I have checked everything I know of. udev rules are set as vbox wants, 
>>> vboxusers exists and I am a member.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any advice?
>>>
>>> Thx
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> If you are using the ose version from suse repository it doesn't support
>> usb. If you are using the binary from
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads it has usb support and
>> the latest version works out of the box with usb but you must uninstall
>> any other versions first. The new 2.1 versions setup everything and even
>> work with ipods nowadays.
>> Regards
>> Dave P
>>
>>     
>
> Thanks, I do not have the OSE version.
>
>   
I assume you have the latest version 2.1.4 and have looked under
"settings - usb " and all the correct check boxes there are checked and
when you click the icon with the green +, on the right hand side of the
window, you can see no devices or the devices displayed are not enabled?
Anything else ie. fstab entries is distro specific and I am only
familiar with suse.
Regards
Dave P


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