Automount USB

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jefm
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Automount USB

Post by jefm »

I'm have Slax 6.09 and Vbox 2.1.2.
I can't find any way to automount USB devices into my Guest OS (WinXP Pro) can someone please help me.
thx
Sasquatch
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Re: Automount USB

Post by Sasquatch »

If you have USB enabled, add a specific filter for the device, or an empty one, then when the VM is running and has focus, plugin the device. It should be grabbed now.
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jefm
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Re: Automount USB

Post by jefm »

Thx for the quick response, but I run WinXP in fullscreen mode and when i plug in an USB-unit it will not automount if I don t rightclick and mount it whit the icon.
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