Hello NoOp, I'm afraid not, because Linux is not really used to handling the situation that drivers for a device "come and go", so it doesn't re-attach the old driver when VirtualBox (and the Windows driver inside of it) releases the printer. Unplugging and replugging the printer should also do the trick if that is any better for you than switching it on and off.
Regards, Michael NoOp wrote: > I have VB 1.5.6 running on Ubuntu 7.10 with a Win2KPro VM. USB is > working but I have one problem that hopefully there is an easy solution. > > I have a Canon USB MP750 printer that I use with Ubuntu. Works well, but > there are a few features that are not fully available w/linux. When I > connect the printer in VB/VM Windows 2KPro by enabling the printers USB > filter, the printer connnects and works just fine. > > Problem: As long VB is open, I can no longer access the printer from > linux & cups; print jobs are held. That's OK too & I guess to be > expected. But when I disconnect the USB port from within VB using > Devices|USB Devices (uncheck the box), VB does not release the USB port. > The device status box shows as unchecked/connected, but the port is not > getting released. The only way that I can get the port back in > linux/cups is to: 1) close down the VM, 2) exit VB, and then 3) turn the > printer on/off. > > Is there a workaround to get VB to release the USB port? _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
