VMBOX USB problem

[daci007]

hello
i have problem in vmbox in ubuntu,i have windows xp in the vmbox work great but the problem i can't access to the USB drive,when i try to mount it from vmbox,show me this:
"Not permitted to open the USB device, check usbfs options"
any ideas??

[howefield]

Are you talking about Virtualbox and are you using Intrepid.?

You might need to add the following to your fstab


none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=XXX,devmode=664 0 0

where XXX is the group id of your vboxusers group.

[thomasaaron]

Here's what worked for me under Hardy. I've not tested it with Intrepid yet. You'll need to scroll down to the part dealing with USB support.

http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/04/howto-install-virtualbox-in-hardy-heron.html

Also, in Hardy, I had to install Sun's version for that tutorial to work. The version in the repositories would not support USB.

[howefield]

Is there meant to be a link in there ?

[thomasaaron]

Yes, sorry. I added the link.