Accessing usb in a virtual machine with virtualbox ubuntu

This is a tutorial showing an alternative to accessing usb in a virtual machine using virtualbox if all else fails. My host operating system is Ubuntu Hary 8.04.

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• vmware
• linux
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• fusion
• usb
• error
• vista
• xp
• windows
• osx

[KYklassik]

How do you find the network path for your usb device? i see your just used "disk" and it worked for you... How do you find which name you use in the command? mines called "removable disk" but i tried that and it does not work... i'd appreciate if you could help me.

[fadetoblackone]

Hey, it might be because of the space in "removable disk". I would re-label the usb drive to something with only one word like "disk" or "usbdrive". In ubuntu theres an application called "Disk Utility" that will allow you to change the drive label. I'd give that a try. Hope this helps.

[Anansi2009]

When I type in in commad shell everything I've done is right up until I get into the command shell to give a drive and its comes up with a werid message Like NET: COMMAND START USER CONFIGUE GROUP, words like these in this font 3 lines long, if you can help I would most great full

thanx

[fadetoblackone]

Hey, i'm not familiar with that but check and make sure that you've given yourself root permission for virtualbox.

[homerbatoy]

thanks for this...very useful!

[baillou2]

Slick!

[karlos3424]

GRACIAS GRACIAS RECONTRAGRACIAS ------ THANKS THANKS VERVERYTHANKS

[wsonu578]

Hey i am using windows XP, and for experiment i have windows xp on my Virtualbox as well. but in my virtualbox i m not able to use USB Port so please can you tell me in details how to enable USB in my VM

Thanks

[jimborambo7]

Thanks, just used this to connect from xubuntu host to XP guest. No need to setup USB connectivity now. Cheers.

[jakeaboulafia]

hey dude - nice vid :)

i had a q and i was hoping you could answer it:

on a mac with bootcamp, when you first set it up, you stick in your original os x install DVD to install the drivers - is there a way i can do fhat in virtual box? for like better graphics and stuff.

I was wondering can windows do that? ubuntu?