Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-23 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/2012 11:54 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: > I can't remember if there's any check boxes to make it connect by > default but that should do it. After that, if the device is plugged in > when you start your guest it should automatically get connected. I'm > not sure what will happen if you start th

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-23 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/2012 11:49 PM, Dave Close wrote: > I thought the same thing. As I read the documentation, that's exactly > what a filter is supposed to do. But I have a "blank" filter, which > claims it will connect any USB device, and that doesn't happen. My guest > doesn't see the device until I select

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-23 Thread Richard Shaw
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Dave Close wrote: > I thought the same thing. As I read the documentation, that's exactly > what a filter is supposed to do. But I have a "blank" filter, which > claims it will connect any USB device, and that doesn't happen. My guest > doesn't see the device until

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-23 Thread Dave Close
Ed Greshko wrote: >I "think" I may know what you want > >What you need to do is define a "USB" filter. When the "guest" is >started or when the device matching the filter is plugged in it will be >automatically connected to the guest. > >Of course you need to be careful, if you have multiple

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/2012 02:23 PM, Dave Close wrote: > I can probably find a way to do this whenever a drive is inserted. But > others may have better ideas so I'd love to hear suggestions. I "think" I may know what you want What you need to do is define a "USB" filter. When the "guest" is started or

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/2012 02:23 PM, Dave Close wrote: > Perhaps. I was thinking of something to run in the guest since that's > where the checkbox seems to be. But maybe I'm just a bit naive. To > run this on the host, I would need to detect when a drive is inserted, > read its UUID, and then run the command.

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Dave Close
Ed Greshko wrote: >> There doesn't appear to be any checkbox in the VBox settings to make >> this automatic. And running headless, I won't normally be able to do >> it. There must be some command I can run in the guest to accomplish the >> same thing as the USB device menu. Perhaps I can put that

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/2012 12:17 PM, Dave Close wrote: > Richard Shaw wrote: > >> One thing you didn't mention is if you right clicked on the USB icon >> in the bottom right of the virtual guest window. USB devices don't >> automatically get mapped to the guest unless you set it that way in >> the virtual guest

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Dave Close
Richard Shaw wrote: >One thing you didn't mention is if you right clicked on the USB icon >in the bottom right of the virtual guest window. USB devices don't >automatically get mapped to the guest unless you set it that way in >the virtual guest settings. If everything is setup correctly, when you

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Richard Shaw
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Dave Close wrote: > What can I do to stop Fedora from making the device busy? One thing you didn't mention is if you right clicked on the USB icon in the bottom right of the virtual guest window. USB devices don't automatically get mapped to the guest unless you s

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Dave Close
Emilio Lopez wrote: >You can also use Shared Folder, and share /media directory. You know, I appreciate replies. But it would be so much nicer if those replying took the time to actually read the original message. I specifically addressed the idea of using a shared "folder" in that. I know its po

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Genes MailLists
On 02/22/2012 02:59 AM, Joachim Backes wrote: > > If you are using VirtualBox-OSE from rpmfusion, there is no USB support. > If you need USB support, you must install VirtualBox *and* the > VirtualBox Extension pack, both from VirtualBox.org. > I thought the OSE was no longer - and that there

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-22 Thread Emilio Lopez
> I can't get a VBox guest to see a connected USB flash drive. You can also use Shared Folder, and share /media directory. Emilio. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines:

Re: F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-21 Thread Joachim Backes
On 02/22/2012 07:58 AM, Dave Close wrote: > I have no previous experience with VirtualBox but have been trying to > use it for the last couple of weeks. Now I'm having what ought to be > a simple problem, but I'm stuck. I can't get a VBox guest to see a > connected USB flash drive. > > Host: Fedor

F16 USB pass-through to VirtualBox

2012-02-21 Thread Dave Close
I have no previous experience with VirtualBox but have been trying to use it for the last couple of weeks. Now I'm having what ought to be a simple problem, but I'm stuck. I can't get a VBox guest to see a connected USB flash drive. Host: Fedora 16 Guest: Fedora 8 VirtualBox: 4.1.8 with (the only)