Thanx, guys! Bing, bam, boom!
Someone (I think maybe you, Roy) told me before that I needed the PUEL version, and I did have it. However, it was the filter setup that Jon mentioned where I dropped the ball. Just tried it out and of course it worked perfectly.
Merci beaucoup,
Mark
--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> You need the PUEL version directly from VirtualBox and not the OSE version
> in the repositories to have usb connectivity.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
>
> On 19 January 2011 19:12, Jon B <jontheisguy@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >
> >
<snip>
> > Not sure if you're talking about USB external devices but if so, there is a
> > configuration option in Virtualbox that must be enabled before the VM is
> > made active. It can be found under the settings of the individual VM, under
> > the Ports icon. On the right side of the window is a light-blue colored
> > icon. Once you click it, it should put a new entry in the window to the left
> > of it reading "New Filter 1". Its not intuitive but that "means" that the VM
> > will not recognize any USB connected device - assuming that drivers exist in
> > the VM.
> >
> > HTH,
> > jb
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