Virtualbox usb devices not visible

[SatieB]

Hi,

I'm using VirtualBox 2.1.4_OSE and it's working fine except for the usb devices.
Took a look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7345104 and followed the advise:

• installed guestAdditions
• added divged 119 to /etc/fstab
• added myself to vboxusers

The usb devices remain stil greyed out ("no available devices").

Any hints?

[keplerspeed]

The OSE edition does not have usb support. You will have to download and install the PUEL (non-free) version off the virtualbox website: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

A good guide for the above installation of the PUEL version is here http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-ins...04-jaunty.html

Then follow this to enable usb: (Thanks rfs1970!!! http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1155643)

Enter this into a terminal:

sudo gedit /etc/fstab

At the end of the file add this line:

none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=46,devmode=664 0 0

Now save the file, then:

sudo mount -a

Finally, go to system>administration>users and groups and click 'manage groups'. Find vboxusers and ensure you are added to this group (your box ticked). Let me know how it goes!

[SatieB]

The OSE edition does not have usb support. You will have to download and install the PUEL (non-free) version off the virtualbox website: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

Thanks!
I presume that I have to deinstall the ose version first?

[keplerspeed]

Oh yes.. sorry. So open up synaptic from system>admin>synaptic and seach for virtualbox. The OSe version should appear, right click on it and remove. Now click the apply tick up the top of the synaptic window. Virtualbox-OSE will be uninstalled.

Oh thats right kubuntu.. well im sure synaptic is around somewhere....

[SatieB]

It took me some days to start, but I finished the installation this evening. Worked like a charm!
I followed the advise: VitualBox is up and running, but usb devices are still not working although they are not greyed out anymore.
I've added a filter for a memory stick, rebooted, but no joy.
What did I do wrong?