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bluetooth support?

Posted: 4. Nov 2008, 07:27
by gstark45
I may just be missing it, but what, if any, support does vbox offer for bluetooth devices? I see several posts under mac os, and linux, but nothing for windows hosts, so decided to ask. I have a barcode scanner that connects to my host via bluetooth, but the vm's can't seem to see any bluetooth at all...ideas?

Posted: 4. Nov 2008, 16:05
by mpack
AFAIK VBox does not virtualize any Bluetooth hardware. It may still be possible to talk to Bluetooth devices via a USB/Bluetooth adapter.

Btw, Bluetooth was not supported as standard in Windows until XP SP2 - before that each Bluetooth dongle had to install it's own drivers.