tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post7830394447221018836..comments2023-11-03T01:54:48.678-07:00Comments on Ubuntu 4 You: Enable VirtualBox USB Support In Ubuntu 8.10 IbexTaZMAnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529660510251220817noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-68621375761676872502009-03-19T21:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T21:27:00.000-07:00For 8.10, all that it need for me to have USB was ...For 8.10, all that it need for me to have USB was to add the user running VirtualBox to the vboxusers group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-5584684734227755962009-02-25T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-25T06:47:00.000-08:00Thanks.Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-17459541564955605402009-01-20T13:25:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:25:00.000-08:00Worked great for me. Might want to add that withi...Worked great for me. <BR/><BR/>Might want to add that within Virtualbox you need to select Devices -> USB devices and enable your specific USB drive.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Michael Erpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822497158925858495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-57719713280198206102009-01-19T04:55:00.000-08:002009-01-19T04:55:00.000-08:00I suspect using a gui vs cli is simply a matter of...I suspect using a gui vs cli is simply a matter of preference. To create a script (I rebuild rather than upgrade OSs), I will be using the following commands:<BR/><BR/>sudo adduser $USER vboxusers<BR/>echo "none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=46,devmode=664 0 0" | sudo TEE -a /etc/fstab<BR/><BR/>for non-Ubuntu systems, which do not use sudo, the following lines should work (untested):<BR/><BR/>su -pc "/bin/bash"<BR/>adduser [Enter User Name Here] vboxusers<BR/>echo "none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=46,devmode=664 0 0" | TEE -a /etc/fstab<BR/>exitDunkar70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16803567106450087256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-6156685375479258522009-01-19T04:47:00.000-08:002009-01-19T04:47:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dunkar70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16803567106450087256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-40529706409886339012009-01-02T07:42:00.000-08:002009-01-02T07:42:00.000-08:00Works great for me. Ubuntu 8.10 and WinXP (iTunes...Works great for me. Ubuntu 8.10 and WinXP (iTunes!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-47320364735264271672008-12-23T15:18:00.000-08:002008-12-23T15:18:00.000-08:00Could you please explain why using the GUI is pref...Could you please explain why using the GUI is preferred over gpasswd?<BR/><BR/>Is there some security issue with gpasswd that I missed?<BR/><BR/>I'm curious about your statement and would enjoy hearing your reason.<BR/>Thanks for anything you can add.<BR/><BR/>Wanting to make a quick and easy way for users to fix this problem I felt the quickest way to add the user to virtualbox users was with the gpasswd command.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous said;<BR/><I>Please should not use gpasswd and similar commands since they can do the same work from the GUI.</I>TaZMAnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529660510251220817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-102684004073181762008-12-23T07:17:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:17:00.000-08:00Please should not use gpasswd and similar commands...Please should not use gpasswd and similar commands since they can do the same work from the GUI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960604415389001259.post-11701432717563472752008-12-11T22:44:00.000-08:002008-12-11T22:44:00.000-08:00Thanks,It worked for me.....Thanks,<BR/><BR/>It worked for me.....Dixithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323059729883895849noreply@blogger.com