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From: Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] usb support in virtualbox
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 22:03:27
Message-Id: 4DDD7E9E.5090202@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] usb support in virtualbox by Valmor de Almeida
1 On 05/25/2011 12:15 PM, Valmor de Almeida wrote:
2 > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > [snip]
4 >>
5 >> Valmor,
6 >> Take a look at the Extension Pack. It might give you more of what
7 >> you need. It does seem to be in portage but I've not used it myself.
8 >>
9 >> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
10 >>
11 >> HTH,
12 >> Mark
13 >>
14 >>
15 > Mark,
16 >
17 > I see it in portage
18 >
19 > /usr/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-extpack-oracle/virtualbox-extpack-oracle-4.0.6.ebuild
20 >
21 > Will give it a try.
22 >
23 > Thanks,
24 >
25 > --
26 > Valmor
27
28 For the record.
29
30 Tried and it is very nice. The 4.0.6 version with extpack uses the GPL
31 vbox (source).
32
33 All usb devices on the gentoo host are visible on a Windows7 guest. The
34 problem I am facing now is that the Windows7 virtual machine tries to
35 install drivers for the USB devices and it fails. Not sure what is going
36 on... It may be an issue with USB 1.0 versus 2.0?
37
38
39 --
40 Valmor

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Re: [gentoo-user] usb support in virtualbox Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>