Usb broken in virtualbox [SOLVED](finally)

I installed virtualbox from the .bin file on the virtualbox site.
After the last kernel update, the vbox kernel module broke, so I reinstalled. This didn't fix it, so I got rid of the vbox files in opt, and reinstalled. I did save the old files.
Now, usb doesn't work. If i try to mount devices, I can see them in the menu, but they are greyed out.
Last edited by Raccoon1400 (2009-09-13 17:39:34)

ise wrote:Have you done the necessary changes to your /etc/fstab? According to this wiki article: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vir … st_machine
I did that a long time ago.
It worked until this recent event described in the 1st post. It may also be something with the new kernel.

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[SOLVED]USB support in virtualbox guest OS

I have a Windows 7 64 bit guest in virtualbox
[inxs ~ ]$ paclocs virtualbox
local/virtualbox 4.0.8-4
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
local/virtualbox-ext-oracle 4.0.8-1
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
[inxs ~ ]$
I also have the latest guest additions installed. I have been trying to get access to my iPod, so I can transfer some songs without having to boot into my Windows (the dual boot one). gtkpod does not recognize my iPod for some reason - but that's for another thread.
In any case, I found that not only the iPod, but I cannot access any usb flash drives either. I tried the filters, but that didn't work. So here's what I have tried so far :
I tried this post and this thread : https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=50239 but neither option work for me.
This thread on virtualbox forums is the same problem I have but alas they don't have any solution.
And finally this doesnt help either
They are all basically minor variations of the same solution.
Here are my details:
[inxs ~ ]$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=03 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1005 ProdID=b113 Rev= 1.00
S: Manufacturer=
S: Product=USB FLASH DRIVE
S: SerialNumber=19570E14032E
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=200mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usbfs
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 64 Ivl=1ms
[inxs ~ ]$ ls -l /proc/bus/usb/001/003
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root vboxusers 57 Jun 21 19:55 /proc/bus/usb/001/003
[inxs ~ ]$ groups
lp wheel video audio optical storage power users vboxusers
[inxs ~ ]$
So as you can see the usb drive is on bus 01, device 03, and ls of that device shows that it belongs to vboxusers group and my user belongs to that group
[inxs ~ ]$ grep vboxusers /etc/group
vboxusers:x:108:inxs
[inxs ~ ]$
So the devgid is 108, but none of the lines suggested in the linked threads in fstab work for me
I do not have a group called usb, but I have one called usbmux -- Is that the devgid that I have to use?My user does not belong to that group.
[inxs ~ ]$ grep usb /etc/group
usbmux:x:140:
[inxs ~ ]$

ewaller wrote:You said USB drives. Have you tried any other classes of USB devices?
I am not sure what exactly you mean by classes, but I tried 2 different usb keys, an iPod and a portable usb HDD and a Logitech webcam
ewaller wrote:Do the devices show up in the VB USB device menu ?
Are they enabled or grayed?
Yes they do show up in the VB USB device menu and they are all enabled. When I select them to allow the guest to access them, Windows 7 tried to install the driver, but then invariably fails no matter how many times I try.
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00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
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00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
[inxs ~ ]$
[inxs ~ ]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1058:0900 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. MyBook Essential External HDD
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1005:b113 Apacer Technology, Inc. Handy Steno 2.0/HT203
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 041e:4055 Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Video IM Pro
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Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:1004 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 413c:3016 Dell Computer Corp. Optical 5-Button Wheel Mouse
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:2006 Dell Computer Corp.
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[duncan@duncan-arch ~]$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
T: Bus=05 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 8
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.25-ARCH ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.7
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms
T: Bus=05 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=02 Cnt=01 Dev#= 4 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0781 ProdID=5406 Rev= 2.00
S: Manufacturer=SanDisk
S: Product=U3 Cruzer Micro
S: SerialNumber=3512300802818E95
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=200mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
T: Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 11/900 us ( 1%), #Int= 1, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.25-ARCH uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=04 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=045e ProdID=0047 Rev= 3.00
S: Manufacturer=Microsoft
S: Product=Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=100mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=10ms
T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.25-ARCH uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0557 ProdID=2006 Rev= 2.02
S: Manufacturer=ATEN UC-1284B
S: Product=ATEN UC-1284B Printer Cable
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=usblp
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 1 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 0 Alt= 2 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=usblp
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=1ms
T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.25-ARCH uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.1
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.25-ARCH uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
[duncan@duncan-arch ~]$
and
[duncan@duncan-arch ~]$ ls -l /proc/bus/usb/001/007
ls: cannot access /proc/bus/usb/001/007: No such file or directory
[duncan@duncan-arch ~]$

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%wheel ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/mount
%wheel ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/umount
That however didn't solve my inability to (un)mount drives in PCMan FM.. so I headed towards the wiki. The wiki stated the following:
You can easily automount and eject removable devices with the combination of pmount, udisks2 and spacefm. Note you have to run spacefm in daemon mode with spacefm -d & in your startup scripts, ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsession, to get automounting.
I wasn't too fussed about having to use spacefm and everything seemed to work just fine.. until I tried format a USB stick using gparted. Gparted fails because because seemingly half way through the formatting procedure the drive is mounted (my suspicion is that it's spacefm).
mkdosfs: /dev/sdb1 contains a mounted file system.
If i unmount and format manually using the CLI it works just fine.. but I quite like gparted
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ck-list-sessions shows an active consokekit session, so that should be fine?
Session1:
unix-user = '1000'
seat = 'Seat1'
session-type = 'x11'
active = TRUE
x11-display = ':0.0'
x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
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GParted 0.12.1
Libparted 3.1
Delete /dev/sdb1 (fat32, 7.37 GiB) from /dev/sdb 00:00:01 ( SUCCESS )
calibrate /dev/sdb1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
path: /dev/sdb1
start: 2048
end: 15466495
size: 15464448 (7.37 GiB)
delete partition 00:00:01 ( SUCCESS )
========================================
Create Primary Partition #1 (fat32, 7.37 GiB) on /dev/sdb 00:00:01 ( ERROR )
create empty partition 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
path: /dev/sdb1
start: 2048
end: 15466495
size: 15464448 (7.37 GiB)
set partition type on /dev/sdb1 00:00:01 ( SUCCESS )
new partition type: fat32
create new fat32 file system 00:00:00 ( ERROR )
mkdosfs -F32 -v -n "PATRIOT" /dev/sdb1
mkdosfs 3.0.12 (29 Oct 2011)
mkdosfs: /dev/sdb1 contains a mounted file system.
========================================
I still can't help but feel it's spacefm doing something funny (automounting when it shouldn't)
Last edited by omgitsaheadcrab (2012-06-22 12:31:36)

How to make OSX boot disk using a USB thumb drive? The final answer?

Well guys I am getting really conflicting information about possibility to use USB thumb drive for boot up drive for OSX! Some people say yes, some say no, some - not sure.
Here is the question formulated as straight as possible:
A Mac user wants to create OSX 10.6 boot-up disk on a USB thumb drive, so it can be used to start the Mac instead of using manufacturer’s CD. Also, (thumb drive’s size permitting) the Mac user must be able to install software on it, as it is done on the internal HD.
The computer is MacBookPro , Intel based , OSX 10.6
The USB thumb drive is 16 Gb brand new .
So,
what the EXACT steps will be, to properly Mac format the thumb drive with OSX disk utility and then install on it the OSX 10.6 from the manufacturer's grey CD that comes with the Mac?
Could someone, who has practical experience and is absolutely sure about the exact steps provide the final answer, please?
Thanks in advance to old hands & pro Mac Users willing to clarify this topic !

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The instructions to make a bootable USB are [here|http://macs.about.com/od/diyguidesprojects/ss/usbflash.htm]
I have made a bootable USB following the above instruction and also had enough space to install a few utilities. It works fine for me.
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Usb flash and truecrypt [Solved]

I'm running kernel 2.6.19. Yesterday installed truecrypt and encrypted my usb flash.
]$ truecrypt --properties /dev/sda1
Enter keyfile path [none]:
Enter password for '/dev/sda1':
Volume properties:
Location: /dev/sda1
Size: 1001111040 bytes
Type: Normal
Encryption algorithm: AES-Twofish
Key size: 512 bits
Block size: 128 bits
Mode of operation: LRW
PKCS-5 PRF: HMAC-RIPEMD-160
PKCS-5 iteration count: 2000
Volume created: Tue Apr 10 20:34:56 2007
Header modified: Tue Apr 10 20:34:56 2007
However when I try to mount it I get:
$ truecrypt /dev/sda1 /media/usbf
Enter password for '/dev/sda1':
FATAL: Module truecrypt not found.
truecrypt: Failed to load TrueCrypt kernel module
then I try as root:
# modprobe truecrypt
FATAL: Module truecrypt not found.
I checked other threads but none of the solutions solved my problem.
Last edited by Alexo (2007-04-24 15:24:15)

$ sudo pacman -Sy kernel26
checking package integrity... done.
loading package data... done.
checking for file conflicts...
error: the following file conflicts were found:
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.alias: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.ccwmap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.dep: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.ieee1394map: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.inputmap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.isapnpmap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.ofmap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.pcimap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.seriomap: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.symbols: exists in filesystem
kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.20-ARCH/modules.usbmap: exists in filesystem
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$ sudo pacman -U kernel26
or
$ sudo pacman -Sf kernel26

Boot from Arch ISO on USB with UEFI BIOS [SOLVED]

After following the instructions here, I a FAT32 formated USB "ARCH_201209" with the extracted ISO on it but have no idea how to actually boot from this USB. When entering the BIOS on my MB, I see nothing that would allow me to select the USB as a boot device. Do I need to drop into the UEFI shell to accomplish this?
EDIT: It seems this is a limitation of my MB which is actually perfect in every other regard including overclocking. The board for reference is an Asus P8Z77-V Pro running BIOS v1504. I really hope they fix this BS in a subsequent BIOS update.
Last edited by graysky (2012-09-09 13:31:59)

Wow, this MB pisses me off. Turns out that I had to completely powerdown, plugin the USB, enter the BIOS and ONLY then was the USB available as a boot option. I wanted to test that I could actually boot to the thing and do so. Arch booted flawlessly.
What I found after rebooting out of the live USB was that I couldn't boot my system at all. The BIOS just kept coming up in an endless loop as I would select the 'arch_grub' option that previously worked. The solution to this bullshit was to drop to the EFI shell and add an entry that points to 'fs0:\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi "Arch Linux MANUALLY ADDED"'
:angry:
...can someone tell me why in the world we are going to UEFI boards? I actually opened a thread that has yet to receive a reply on this very topic. I am making this as solved. Thank you all for the quick replies.
Summary of links that really helped me:
UEFI Related:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EF … l_Commands
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gr … fi_package
Arch USB Related:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI#Archiso
Last edited by graysky (2012-09-09 13:33:22)

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X230 usb broken, won't boot

got the x230 thinkpad, and boy is it a fail.
bios doesn't detect a usb cd/dvd drive (which i can use to boot other systems without any issues) so installing a operating system is a no-go (using installation cds/dvds like nearly everybody on this planet).
before attempting putting on linux i managed (over the workaround of a broken old hdd enduring the click-of-death) to install windows 7 on the thinkpad and the fun doesn't stop.
if i have the cd drive plugged in while starting the thinkpad it's not recognized in bios and also windows in not recognizing it. unplugging and replugging doesn't help. a restart doesn't help either. BUT a proper shutdown, then startup WITHOUT the cd drive plugged in and then, once windows is started, pluggin it it, it gets recognized every time and is completely usable (sadly bios doesn't start recognizing it if i now restart).
those useless morons at support as the hairless monkeys that they are of course tell me "well **bleep** you sir, we don't support booting our systems, only fingers of lenovo-employees may use the power button" (usb-cd is not a lenovo product).
i have "secure boot" disabled of course, tried the drive in the 2.0 and 3.0 usb ports, tried ahci and compatibility for sata, all to no avail.
seems like i have kicked over a 1000 euro into the trash :-(
anyone got a solution for me? (setting up a PXE boot server for each and every OS i want to install is sooo much work considering I JUST WANT TO **bleep**IN BOOT THIS PIECE OF **bleep**).
a way of replacing the usb (as in UNIVERSAL serial bus) firmware on the mainboard?
throw the thinkpad away until maybe coreboot or the like might be supported?
help????

in case it's of any help, here is the kernel output when plugging in the drive, and then the lsusb output
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=152e, idProduct=2507
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: Product: Super Multi Rewriter
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: Manufacturer: HLDS Inc.
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: usb 2-1.1: SerialNumber: P01070317110041
May 7 23:24:16 thinktoo kernel: scsi5 : usb-storage 2-1.1:1.0
May 7 23:24:17 thinktoo kernel: scsi 5:0:0:0: CD-ROM HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-E40L SE02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
May 7 23:24:17 thinktoo kernel: sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
May 7 23:24:17 thinktoo kernel: cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
May 7 23:24:17 thinktoo kernel: sr 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
May 7 23:24:17 thinktoo kernel: sr 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 152e:2507 LG (HLDS) PL-2507 IDE Controller
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x152e LG (HLDS)
idProduct 0x2507 PL-2507 IDE Controller
bcdDevice 0.00
iManufacturer 1 HLDS Inc.
iProduct 2 Super Multi Rewriter
iSerial 3 P01070317110041
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered

Usb problem with VirtualBox 4.1.2.

Hello all
I have a usb problem with my VirtualBox 4.1.2.
I installed VirtualBox 4.1.2 with VirtualBox Extension Pack 4.1.2. on vista 64 bit host
but when I run Win 2003 guest I get the following :
Failed to access the USB subsystem.
Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service
(VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The service might not be
installed on the host computer.Can any one help on how to resolve this ?

I too an facing the same problem.
if u have some solution then plz mail it to me.
regards
Dinesh Singh
Nucleus Software Exports Ltd
[email protected]

Xorg 1.9 fails to initialize on a usb-installation of Arch [SOLVED]

As a side project, I decided to install Arch on a usb drive. I just installed Xorg (using the group).
Thus far, I've run xorg -configure, then moved the xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I added in a "Synaptics" section, since this is on a laptop right now.
I'm using the "Vesa" device driver for maximum portability.
Upon starting X, using the default TWM as a test (and tried openbox as well), the screen goes black, comes back up, and then has multicolored, low-res artifacts all over the screen, not remotely resembling a desktop.
Upon switching to a different TTY, there is no prompt. All TTY's are left with a blinking underscore. The only way to get out of it is to hard reboot the machine.
I've already looked at the log, but saw nothing out of the ordinary at all. The last thing it said was that Synaptics was detected and loaded.
The Xorg.conf is also basically default. The only thing I changed was adding synaptics, then fiddling with the Vesa options trying to get it to work (neither option change worked).
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Last edited by hwkiller (2010-11-06 22:02:04)

Well, that still failed.
Here is a picture of the artifacts (excuse the use of an actual camera, I'm unaware of any other way while in this situation)
http://imgur.com/yqkLv.jpg
I haven't tried another driver. The reason I'm using Vesa is to ensure portability if I want to use Arch on another computer. On this same computer I'm running Arch on an nvidia card with the proprietary driver, and it works fine.
Additionally, apparently if I set the vga= mode in GRUB, I can get back to terminal once X fails.
If I don't, x fails, and I cannot see the terminal. However, I can type in the terminal as though it works. I just have to relogin on a different tty and issue a reboot blindly.
My GRUB settings are cleared, xorg monitor settings are default all except for a specified driver and "NoMTRR". Not sure what else to do.
Another hint is that when X starts, sometimes it flashes what looks to be my laptop's POST and linux's startup text; perhaps something to do with the framebuffer?
Last edited by hwkiller (2010-11-06 17:45:03)

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