Hi
I am new to Virtual Box and Linux.
I have Virtual box running on a Mac. I have installed Linux. It runs.
My purpose of all this is to be able to format an attached USB-drive as Ext3 as this can not be done on Mac OS - and I need it!
But is it possible to see attached drives via Virtual Box - > Linux?? Currently I only see the VM-drive?
Thanks.
[Solved] Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
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Re: Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
If USB2/USB3 support is enabled (i.e. if the extension pack is installed, and the appropriate USB level is enabled in the VM settings) then external USB drives should work.
Re: Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
Thanks for a quick reply. Sorry I am new to all of this.
I installed the extension pack.
Regarding the USB level being enabled in the VM settings. I did this: Setting -> Ports -> USB - here i made sure USB controller was enabled - and i added the drive connected via USB (under USB Device filters) and selected USB3.
Rebooted the Linux VM.
Look under Disk. But USB disk is not there?
What am I missing?
Thanks
I installed the extension pack.
Regarding the USB level being enabled in the VM settings. I did this: Setting -> Ports -> USB - here i made sure USB controller was enabled - and i added the drive connected via USB (under USB Device filters) and selected USB3.
Rebooted the Linux VM.
Look under Disk. But USB disk is not there?
What am I missing?
Thanks
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Re: Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
? I'm not aware of any "Ports" branch in the VM settings. We are talking about the VM settings right? not settings somewhere on the host or guest OS.Toke wrote: Regarding the USB level being enabled in the VM settings. I did this: Setting -> Ports -> USB
You can't just tick the "Enabled" box, you need to ensure that the correct USB controller chipset is selected. The correct value will depend on what USB version the device requires, and what USB version the guest OS supports. USB3 (xHCI) ought to be safe with a recent Linux version.Toke wrote: here i made sure USB controller was enabled
I have no idea what "Look under Disk" means. Are you referring to a file browser inside the Linux guest OS? After creating a USB filter, hopefully one tuned to match your USB flash drive and nothing else, you should wait until the guest OS has booted to its desktop before plugging in the device.Toke wrote: Look under Disk. But USB disk is not there?
Perhaps you should read:
USB Basics and Troubleshooting.
Re: Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
Thanks! - Got it working!
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Re: Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
Thanks for reporting back.
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Re: [Solved] Formatting drives as EXT3 via Linux on VirtualBox
On macOS hosts the "Serial Ports" and "USB" are two tabs under "Ports" on the settings page...mpack wrote:I'm not aware of any "Ports" branch in the VM settings.
I do something similar for deploying embedded Linux images to uSD cards and paid $40 for extFS for Mac.Toke wrote:My purpose of all this is to be able to format an attached USB-drive as Ext3 as this can not be done on Mac OS
-Andy.
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Please don't ask me to do your homework for you, I have more than enough of my own things to do.