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Better late than never, but I finally did get a solution to this problem.
More of a work around, actually. I went and bought a used network card, and accessed the printer/scanner from the network. Problem solved- sort of!

No, I still haven't figured it out.
I am still using Ubuntu 10.04, because I haven't had the time to sort out this bug, and I need the printer.
I'm sure it has something to do with the USB connectivity. I am not using USB3.
If you find out anything, please post it here.
Thanks.

So I set up the printer as a network printer, but this simply poses different problems. The network printing works fine from my laptop, but does not print at all from the virtual machine. I cannot use the scanner the from the virtual machine either. I think when it is attached via USB the native Win...

Thanks for the reply; I'll look into that. Just for fun, I reinstalled a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04 into an empty partition, to see if I could generate the same error. Unfortunately, no error encountered on clean install. I don't know if it something to do with Mint, or config files outside of my...

This is a frustrating bug for me. I have researched for the last two days to come up with a solution. My problem is very similar to this: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=46001&hilit=8440 . I left a message there, but the thread is old. I have been running Virtualbox on Ubun...

Hello, I am having the same problem with the same printer. Has this been resolved? Currently using VBox 4.2.6 r82870 Fresh, updated install of Mint 14 member of both vboxusers and lp The MFC 8440 will not attach to the virtual machine Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: Console Int...

I can confirm that by booting up in Ubuntu using Linux headers 2.6.32-24 (instead of the updated headers to 2.6.32-25) that the usb issues resolve, and that my usb scanner and printer are recognized and work in the guest OS.

Something broke when the linux headers were updated.

Not all USB devices work, and scanners are one of the items that either do or do not. You can try creating a filter in the USB section making sure to put in the vendor ID and see if it will force the unit, but I know of no other way to get around this. This error is a new error for me. I am running...

I have had a similar issue with Vbox 3.1. I upgraded Ubuntu from 9.04 to 0.10, and VBox from 3.0.x to 3.1. Not pleased with the results. My VDI is stored on a separate partition. I am running Windows 2000 as a guest OS. In 9.04 the machine boots without diffculty, and I have complete access to my US...

No. There is no effect. When the virtual machine has not been started, I can print from Ubuntu. After I start, the USB port is captured by the VM, and I can not print. If I disconnect the USB port from the VM, or if I shut down virtual box, I can still not print. However, when the host machine is re...

Hi, I am running Ubuntu 8.04 as host with Windows 2000 as guest on VirtualBox 1.6.2. Prior to booting up VirtualBox, I have complete access to my USB printer (multifunction printer with scanner). Upon booting virtualbox, the USB port is recognised by the guest, and I am able to print from the guest ...