[SOLVED] USB on Virtual box

[underdog512]

I am using Sun Virtual box (the non-open source edition) and I am having an issue with usb. When I click on settings I immediately get an error message stating that "Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND).The service might not be installed on the host computer." I really need to be able to use USB in the virtual machine.

[damis648]

You need to make a modification to your fstab for this to work:
Open up your fstab for editing

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

and add this line at the bottom:

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

and save. Reboot, and USB should work.

EDIT PS: Also, be sure to unmount any devices that will be mounted by the VM, as vbox will forcefully unmount them (equivalent of directly unplugging)

[underdog512]

That did it thanks!