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Unlock USB Support for VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 10:00 PM on May 1, 2008
VirtualBox makes virtual installations of Windows and other operating systems easier than you'd think in Linux (as mentioned in our second look at Ubuntu 8.04, "Hardy Heron"), but the key missing feature from its free, open-source edition is USB support. Your iPod need not feel shunned from Linux land any longer, however, as the Ubuntu Unleashed blog offers step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring VirtualBox with support for plug-in devices. It's specific to the newest Ubuntu and a little bit more than the "five easy steps" promised, but it should only take a few minutes to unlock the bridge between your system-in-a-system and all your gadgets.
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AskTheAdmin
Posted 10:23 PM 1/5/08
@Kevin Purdy: Thanks Kevin it through my reader for a loop this morning.
I went looking for a new feed reader! :)
AskTheAdmin
Kevin Purdy
Posted 10:13 PM 1/5/08
Sorry for the all-link text earlier, due to a misplaced quote mark. Should be fixed now.
Kevin Purdy
cubejockey
Posted 11:56 PM 1/5/08
finally...I hope I can hook my external drive to it now
cubejockey
superbryant88
Posted 2:31 AM 2/5/08
Okay I have a question, I remember an article on lifehacker that told you ho to access your windows partition through linux on your dual-boot system. sorta like a remote desktop i believe. Anybody remember this, if so did you save the link to it?
thanks
superbryant88
Squirrel
Posted 4:31 AM 2/5/08
The changelog says USB 2.0 ([www.virtualbox.org]) . But I wonder if my Logitech Quickcam finally works or not (damn, just tested a few days ago with the old version and then removed everything in anger).
Squirrel
superbryant88
Posted 4:31 AM 2/5/08
@joelena: Thanks dude this is the one I was thinking of I believe!
superbryant88
GBirdii
Posted 4:17 AM 2/5/08
Does this do USB 2.0 support? Or is it just 1.0?
GBirdii
joelena
Posted 4:17 AM 2/5/08
@superbryant88: I believe the Lifehacker article you want is here: [lifehacker.com]
I'd suggest following the first commenter's link to the [www.venturecake.com] tutorial rather than the article's link to the oopsilon one.
joelena
aeronaut
Posted 7:25 AM 2/5/08
Hardy Heron goes on tonight; this is a good reason to install it now. The lack of USB support on the earlier VirtualBox is a problem.
Thanks for pointing this out.
aeronaut
wannamac
Posted 2:18 PM 2/5/08
I couldn't get the usb support to work but the virtualbox is up and running great
wannamac
dirtygreek
Posted 5:49 AM 8/5/08
Why do you need virtualbox and windows to access your ipod? There are several programs with ipod connectivity in linux
dirtygreek