Clayton wrote:
(2) As root, edit /etc/fstab and set the gid and mode for usbfs as follows:
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs mode=0664,gid=113 0 0
That's it, reboot or source fstab in your favorite way and usb will now work flawlessly with Virtualbox. Once in Virtualbox, just add a filter for the usb device you would like to connect and your done.
I've bumbled into a problem with this. If I make the changes, as described, to my fstab, then USB works in VirtulaBox, but my iPod cannot be mounted (there was a thread from a couple of days ago I started about iPod not connecting, and with help from the listmembers I traced it to the changes made for USB support in VirtualBox). If I roll back the change to the USBFS line in the fstab, then the iPod works again. Anyone else have this problem?
C
Hmm... That's not good. There is another work around for the usb problem in Virtualbox that I have seen proposed. I have not tested it yet. The workaround uses udev instead of fstab modifying the udev rules as follows: sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules Find the line with: # libusb device access #SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", MODE="0644" Change the mode (permissions) in the line to: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", MODE="0666" Clayton, if you could, give this a shot and see if it works. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org