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Hi, I've got Windows XP running through virtualbox, but it won't recognize any of my USB components (camera, printer etc). Any ideas on how I can get this working? Thanks....
  1. 02-21-2009 #1
    scottep01
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    Question USB ports not being recognized in Virtualbox

    Hi, I've got Windows XP running through virtualbox, but it won't recognize any of my USB components (camera, printer etc). Any ideas on how I can get this working? Thanks.
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  2. 02-21-2009 #2
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    Go to this link it solved the problem for me
    Fixing USB on VirtualBox to allow iPhone Sync with an Ubuntu host running Windows XP
    look ad video YouTube - Ultimate edition 2.0 Ubuntu 8.10 virtualbox
    it demostrates USB compapility virtualbox
    good luck
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    This worked for me but the usb devices were greyed out even after I checked all of the things mentioned.

    I found I had to do 2 things:
    1. I had to run sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

    2. I had the fstab correct, but later found that my account was not a member of vboxusers! I corrected this by going to System \ Administration \ Users and Groups… Click Unlock at bottom…
    put in password and Authenticate
    Click Manage Groups
    Scroll to bottom and click vboxusers…
    Click properties… (That is the number that must be in fstab, BTW.)
    Check the box for your user account to be a member of vboxusers.. I also added root.

    *Note: it is possible that just #2 was needed, and not #1. But I did both rebooted and it worked.

    PS I did notice that it stared to work without USB 2.0 turned on and then turned it on and it worked with 2.0 also.

    zeddock
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  4. 02-21-2009 #4
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    After you dit this i wot unistall virtualbox with package mananger and go to virtualbox site download the virtualbox for ubuntu 2.1.4 and install it than you the lathest version of virtualbox with everting working even OpenGL 3d support
    (all your virtualmachines stay also your dependecies).
    the result you si on the vid is don wit this procedure)
    have fun
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    ETobias
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    Virtual Box

    I have the same USB problem using the Virtual Box. I tried to update the Virtual Box to 2.2.6 from 2.1.4 and I received the error message "a conflict with Installer 2.1". Any suggestions?
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  6. 07-26-2009 #6
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    try

    first uninstall virtualbox completely with synaptic and than go directly to de site of virtualbox download de ubuntu edition directly from their and install it.
    Normally it has to work directly.
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