I am running OpenSuse 10.3 and Virtualbox 1.6.2 and I am having problem getting the USB support to work.On the Virtualbox details screen I am getting USB device filters 0(0 active). When I start my Windows XP home virtual machine and click devices and then USB devices, the devices are shown but are greyed out so I cannot select them.
I have modified etc/fstab as follows but it still doesnt work:-
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs mode=0664,gid=1000 0 0
I heard that you need the non-open source version of Virtualbox to use the USB options. Right now you are probably using Virtualbox OSE (open source edition).
Tried
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=xxxx,busmode=0775,devgid=xxxx,devmode= 0664 0 0 but still the options are greyed out (after a reboot).
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I am pretty certain I installed the non OSE version as i have the Vbox guest additions which I assume dont come with the OSE version. How can I check the version installed?
I reread your first post, it strikes me you don’t mention
adding any usb devices in the VB main configuration menu.
If that’s new to you click USB in the VB main configuration,
if you get an error message there you’ll have to try another
setup in /etc/fstab, se earlier posts. If no error you’ll come
to a new dialog where you can add your devices by clicking on
an icon to the right with a + sign on it, note that you need
to have the devices you wish to have in your guest connected
now. Having done that boot your guest and be sure to also
install/reinstall the guest additions.
Just give it another try!
you wrote:-
If no error you’ll come
to a new dialog where you can add your devices by clicking on
an icon to the right with a + sign on it,
I assume you mean from the main VM window titled ‘Sun VM Virtualbox’. On the ‘details’ tab, I can click on ‘USB’ and it lists device filters. It seems to make no difference to the devices being greyed out adding filters. Nowhere have I got an Icon to the right with a +sign? I have an X against enable USB controller.
Help!! Please!! semi Newbie here
I have 10.3 and VB 1.6.2
VB runs fine for the most part sound working etc , except I have the greyed out USB device issue. All my USB devices are listeed but greyed out. i have added them to the filter choice in settings on VB that doesnt help…
i have my fstab entry as follows:
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=108,devmode=664 0 0
Your vboxuser group id looks strange to me. It usually seems to be 1000.
To check this, go to Yast>Security & Users> Group Management.
You should see a group called vboxusers, with a group ID.
This is the number you should use for “devgid” in your fstab entry.
miker1 schrieb:
> When I execute grep vboxuser /etc/group
>
> i get :
> vboxusers:$1$AIEl16W7$DJ4dBMrbzOG70hkZcR0W10:108:miker1
>
>
> Whats the $ stuff? corrupt?
An encrypted password. Looks like somebody ran “passwd -g vboxusers” on your system.
