Not able to install- not enough space?

[baf]

everytime I try to install it tells me that i need to be connected online before i can install... which makes absolutely no sense at all. Since when do I need to online to run an installer?

Don't know if this is the case but some "installers" are a program that downloads whats needed and for that to work you must be online.

[mpack]

Oh - did I misunderstand the OP? I was assuming a permanent connection.

Quasar: were you disconnecting the host from the internet before installing? If that is the case then what baf says is almost certainly correct.

[Quasar]

No, I was connected online, because I downloaded the files. And I ended up getting them all to work except for realplayer, which is still giving me that message(I edited the last post I think). But that's okay, I've decided that I do not want realplayer in my VM anyway. But in case this happens again, what would cause that? I only just now added myself to the Vbox user group. Thought I did it already, did then I checked it was not checked. So I'll see if that helped. If it happens again, I'll say something.

I do have a few more questions though(bet your getting sick of me and my questions, huh? Sorry...).

One: A big reason I'm running VB is so that I can have full access to my lexmark printer, which is not linux friendly. I'm too cheap to buy another and I do like this printer. But I can't detect it in VB, nor any other USB device for that matter. I've seen some instructables on how to fix it... but I don't know which one to go with. Even after adding myself to vbox users, I still can't use any USBs.

Two(this is a three parter): Is it necessary to login as root to get full access? I tried that, but saw no VMs listed. Is there a way to make my VM show up there so I don't have to install twice? Also, when I checked my name in vbox users I saw "root" there to. Should I check that or leave it alone?

[dmcgraw]

One: A big reason I'm running VB is so that I can have full access to my lexmark printer, which is not linux friendly. I'm too cheap to buy another and I do like this printer. But I can't detect it in VB, nor any other USB device for that matter. I've seen some instructables on how to fix it... but I don't know which one to go with. Even after adding myself to vbox users, I still can't use any USBs.

You profile indicates that you are using the OSE version of VirtualBox.

The OSE version does not support USB. Only the PUEL version does.

[Quasar]

Alright... uninstalled the OSE version, installed PUEL version...

edit: nevermind. Its picking up the USBs now. I just had to create a new account is all. I can use my printer now... just not in color. Could be my cartridge though.