Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox - failed to access the USB subsystem

[Joseph]

On 09/01/13 08:50, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>On 01/09/2013 05:27, Joseph wrote:
>> On 08/31/13 19:10, Joseph wrote:
>>> After recent upgrade I'm getting an error when trying to start the
>>> virtualbox.
>>>
>>> Failed to access the USB subsystem.
>>> Could not load the Host USB Proxy service: VERR_NOT_FOUND.
>>>
>>> Details:
>>> Result Code:
>>> NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x00004005)
>>> Component:
>>> Host
>>> Interface:
>>> IHost {dab4a2b8-c735-4f08-94fc-9bec84182e2f}
>>> Callee:
>>> IMachine {5eaa9319-62fc-4b0a-843c-0cb1940f8a91}
>>>
>>> "cat /etc/group" shows that I'm in vboxusers group
>>> vboxusers:x:1009:thelma,fd
>>>
>>> What else to try? I'm using Virtualbox 4.1.26
>>
>> The strange part is when I login to the machine via FreeNX this message
>> does not appear.
>> But only when I'm in front of the box directly.
>
>
>This error pops up quite a lot on VirtualBox forums, it seems to be a
>generic error message and not have one specific cause. Some typical
>things that users report to fix things:
>
>- mismatched ViortualBox and extension pack versions
>- incorrect permissions on usb nodes in /dev
>- incorrect udev rules
>- legacy VBOX* settings in environment
>- and a few other oddities
>
>You might end up googling that specific error and following all the
>links till you hit the one that applies to you. The first few to get you
>going:
>
>https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/9383
>https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=50670
>https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=156247
>
>
>
>--
>Alan McKinnon
>alan.mckinnon@×××××.com

Thanks Alan for suggestions.
I've re-installed the Guest Addition and see if something has changed.
My problem is that everything works OK when I log-in over the Free-NX; I only noticed these problem when I physically was in front of the box.
This box is in a remote location.

-- 
Joseph