Virtual USB stick in VirtualBox

[viegelinsch]

Hi,

I'm tinkering around with a special live linux distribution.
This live system is booted from a DVD and is patched so it cannot access the hard-drives of the host computer. This feature is intended and mandatory!
Instead it is possible to plug in a USB flash memory (USB stick) where configuration and updates can saved to.

I would like now to test this complete system in VirtualBox. (It's much easier and faster then booting a physical pc.)
My only problem is to find a way to emulate the USB stick. Is there any feature in VirtualBox to do so?

I found several articles describing how to mount the image of an USB stick as a hard-drive but given the restrictions above, this is no solution for me.

I'm running VirtualBox on Ubuntu Linux and OS X.

Any hints and advises welcome.

With best regards
viegelinsch

[Martin]

If your virtual system is booting of a DVD (ISO) then you should be able to connect a real USB stick to that guest.