On 01/08/13 12:54, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 01.08.2013 18:43, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni:
> VirtualBox defaults to using the CDROM/DVD drive which is pretty worthless unless you
have a supply of blanks, I
> don't have many on hand presently. I have been trying to make the USB function
work without much success.
>
> Googling suggests group/user problems, I have bobg and root listed as vboxusers.
> The GUI has a USB menu which is always grayed, where I can create a filter, it
recognizes the Sandisk flash drive
> when entered, I click on OK and nothing is saved apparently.
>
> Now I've run across something in google that suggests an entry in fstab may be
required?
>
> Has any one worked through this maze who can tell me how to make it work?
what package?
USB support is simply not available for the OSE version
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22174
Ok, I give up, wont waste any more effort on that then but it really
diminishes the usefulness of VB!
Thanks,
Bob
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