Host: debian 5.0 stable, VB 2.1.4
Guest: WXP SP3
On USB devices list I can see them but they are grey, what is the problem? In manual this situation is not discussed.
PS: I need to flash my phone, but have only windows app.
EDIT: My screenshot
USB in 2.1.4 (device not available)
USB in 2.1.4 (device not available)
How could I use host usb devices in guest? I have connected several devices but cannot acces then in guest (on host visible, guest invisible)
Host: debian 5.0 stable, VB 2.1.4
Guest: WXP SP3
On USB devices list I can see them but they are grey, what is the problem? In manual this situation is not discussed.
PS: I need to flash my phone, but have only windows app.
EDIT: My screenshot
Host: debian 5.0 stable, VB 2.1.4
Guest: WXP SP3
On USB devices list I can see them but they are grey, what is the problem? In manual this situation is not discussed.
PS: I need to flash my phone, but have only windows app.
EDIT: My screenshot
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Sasquatch
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VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
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E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org
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Re: USB in 2.1.4 (device not available)
To get USB on Debian-Hosts working, read http://esmz-designz.com/index.php?site=blog&entry=25 (German) or the Manual on site 138-139.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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subsailor20
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Re: USB in 2.1.4 (device not available)
I have had this problem with Fedora 7,8,9 and now 10. The USB configuration always, as a user, shows the correct device but status is determined to be not available.
For file devices, USB hard drives and other file devices like cruzer etc, I found that you can install the device and then start VB. Then go to the 'Devices' selection on the top border of the guest display and assign a transient shared device. You must first discover what the Linux host has mounted it as. This took a long time to figure out but it works.
Now for all other USB non-file system devices such as a PDA etc... no luck. WinXP guest will not see it primarily the interface to these devices are via a proprietary interface.
I did, in Fedora 8, unload VB and the WinXP OS and reinstalled it as root. Works like a charm just like you would expect.
It's almost as if it was designed and tested only in single user mode.
Hope this helps.
For file devices, USB hard drives and other file devices like cruzer etc, I found that you can install the device and then start VB. Then go to the 'Devices' selection on the top border of the guest display and assign a transient shared device. You must first discover what the Linux host has mounted it as. This took a long time to figure out but it works.
Now for all other USB non-file system devices such as a PDA etc... no luck. WinXP guest will not see it primarily the interface to these devices are via a proprietary interface.
I did, in Fedora 8, unload VB and the WinXP OS and reinstalled it as root. Works like a charm just like you would expect.
It's almost as if it was designed and tested only in single user mode.
Hope this helps.