USB in VirtualBox

I know this has been covered many times and I found a few threads on it but they all pretty old and no longer apply since things have changed since the switch to Systemd. The solution in the wiki (adding VBOX_USB=usbfs to .bashrc) doesn't seem to work (yes I started a new bash session) and my user is a member of the vboxdrv group, it won't work with the root account either. The kernel module is also loaded.
Here's the exact error:
Failed to access the USB subsystem.
VERR_NOT_FOUND
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x00004005)
Component: Host
Interface: IHost {30678943-32df-4830-b413-931b25ac86a0}
Callee: IMachine {22781af3-1c96-4126-9edf-67a020e0e858}
I get that whenever I doubleclick on the Network section.
Last edited by brando56894 (2013-04-19 19:21:37)

This has been covered, many, many, many times on this forum.
Uninstall VirtualBox, reboot, reinstall it according to the wiki, and reboot. Use 'makepkg -s' to compile the extension pack; don't use some kind of AUR helper.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VirtualBox
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AU … g_packages
And remove that stuff from ~/.bashrc. You don't need it. Nobody ever needed it. I don't even know why it's in the wiki...
Are you in the "storage" group? Post the output of:
$ groups your_username
Also, double click the Network section? ... ? Wut? There is no such thing in VirtualBox.

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I'm using VirtualBox for a very long time and never had any problems.
But today I wanted to mount my USB flash drive as I always do but I receive an error message:
Not permitted to open the USB device, check usbfs options.
Fehlercode:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Komponente:
Console
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none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0
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Thanks, I'm entered this to the discussion page of the VirtualBox article in the wiki.
The wiki also says that an entry in the fstab isn't necessary anymore.
Last edited by Barghest (2009-10-20 07:03:14)

[SOLVED] USB on VirtualBox guest (windows 7)

hey,
- installed win7 inside vbox
- installed vbox guest additions
- installed vbox extension pack (via aur)
- i am in vboxusers group
- relogged
i plug in usb thumb drive, but usb icon in bottom left is still gray - i right click it and see that the device (verbatim clip) is listed and unchecked. if i left click it, i have a checkmark, i see windows is searching for drivers but it gives an error. thumb drive is not listed in removable devices nor my computer.
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Last edited by developej (2013-01-13 10:33:48)

That fstab line is an old workaround, that's probably not good anymore. And the ~/.bashrc line... I have no idea what it's supposed to do.
Are you in the storage group?
Did you enable USB 2.0 from VirtualBox's settings screen?
You need to plug in the USB stick and also "plug" it in the VM. Windows asking for USB drivers is a bit odd (especially Windows 7, which takes up a heck of a lot more than Windows XP).
Last edited by DSpider (2013-01-13 09:47:55)

URB Flag warnings in log when using USB with VirtualBox

Hi,
I have a VirtualBox VM and an external hard drive which is directly connected to this VM. VirtualBox extension pack is installed and USB2.0 (EHCI) Controller is enabled for this machine.
When I now copy files onto this hard drive (inside the VM) I get millions of the following warnings in my journalctl of the host computer:
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1837 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:476 usb_submit_urb+0x2f0/0x600 [usbcore]()
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: usb 4-2: BOGUS urb flags, 1 --> 0
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Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: serio
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 1837 Comm: USBDevIo--1 Tainted: G W O 3.16.1-1-ARCH #1
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-880GMA-UD2H/GA-880GMA-UD2H, BIOS F5 09/30/2010
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: 0000000000000000 00000000bb1ed052 ffff88017fc43c98 ffffffff8152ae6c
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: ffff88017fc43ce0 ffff88017fc43cd0 ffffffff8106e45d ffff88021f4b4cc0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: 0000000000000020 0000000000000002 ffff880217031800 0000000000000001
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: Call Trace:
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8152ae6c>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x6f
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8106e45d>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8106e4dc>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0x80
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa005fdd0>] usb_submit_urb+0x2f0/0x600 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006c248>] proc_do_submiturb+0xcb8/0xd00 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006c8ff>] usbdev_do_ioctl+0x59f/0x11b0 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811c173b>] ? new_sync_read+0x8b/0xd0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006d53e>] usbdev_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811d4a70>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x2d0/0x4b0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811df18e>] ? __fget+0x6e/0xb0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811d4cd1>] SyS_ioctl+0x81/0xa0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff81530be9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: ---[ end trace 6fbdb725227065ca ]---
The write process seemed to work, but the warnings don't look good to me. What do you think? Can I ignore these warnings? If yes, can I disable them?
I already found some other threads out there, talking about a similar problem, but in all cases, the USB devices did not work inside the virtual machine.
(Yes, my system is up-to-date.)

Hi,
I have a VirtualBox VM and an external hard drive which is directly connected to this VM. VirtualBox extension pack is installed and USB2.0 (EHCI) Controller is enabled for this machine.
When I now copy files onto this hard drive (inside the VM) I get millions of the following warnings in my journalctl of the host computer:
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1837 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:476 usb_submit_urb+0x2f0/0x600 [usbcore]()
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: usb 4-2: BOGUS urb flags, 1 --> 0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: Modules linked in: fuse cfg80211 rfkill mousedev evdev mac_hid kvm_amd edac_core kvm serio_raw snd_hda_codec_hdmi k10temp edac_mce_amd microcode snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep radeon snd_pcm ttm drm_kms_helper drm sp5100_tco hwmon i2c_algo_bit i2c_piix4 snd_timer i2c_core r8169 mii snd soundcore wmi shpchp button acpi_cpufreq processor pci_stub vboxpci(O) vboxnetflt(O) vboxnetadp(O) vboxdrv(O) nfs lockd fscache sunrpc ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 hid_generic usbhid hid sd_mod sr_mod cdrom crc_t10dif crct10dif_common ata_generic pata_acpi uas usb_storage atkbd libps2 pata_jmicron firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t pata_atiixp ahci libahci ehci_pci ohci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_hcd xhci_hcd libata scsi_mod usbcore usb_common i8042
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: serio
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 1837 Comm: USBDevIo--1 Tainted: G W O 3.16.1-1-ARCH #1
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-880GMA-UD2H/GA-880GMA-UD2H, BIOS F5 09/30/2010
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: 0000000000000000 00000000bb1ed052 ffff88017fc43c98 ffffffff8152ae6c
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: ffff88017fc43ce0 ffff88017fc43cd0 ffffffff8106e45d ffff88021f4b4cc0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: 0000000000000020 0000000000000002 ffff880217031800 0000000000000001
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: Call Trace:
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8152ae6c>] dump_stack+0x4d/0x6f
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8106e45d>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff8106e4dc>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5c/0x80
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa005fdd0>] usb_submit_urb+0x2f0/0x600 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006c248>] proc_do_submiturb+0xcb8/0xd00 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006c8ff>] usbdev_do_ioctl+0x59f/0x11b0 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811c173b>] ? new_sync_read+0x8b/0xd0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffffa006d53e>] usbdev_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [usbcore]
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811d4a70>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x2d0/0x4b0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811df18e>] ? __fget+0x6e/0xb0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff811d4cd1>] SyS_ioctl+0x81/0xa0
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: [<ffffffff81530be9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Aug 21 08:42:07 jasonsOffice kernel: ---[ end trace 6fbdb725227065ca ]---
The write process seemed to work, but the warnings don't look good to me. What do you think? Can I ignore these warnings? If yes, can I disable them?
I already found some other threads out there, talking about a similar problem, but in all cases, the USB devices did not work inside the virtual machine.
(Yes, my system is up-to-date.)

USB in virtualbox[SOLVED]

I am trying to figure out how to use usb in vbox. I added the filters, but when I go to mount the flash drive in the bottom right corner of the guest OS window, all the usb devices are greyed out. Using vbox 1.6.2. What am I doing wrong?
Last edited by Raccoon1400 (2008-06-17 00:55:02)

[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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This happens every time on Ctrl-SHIFT-b&j
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My gut instinct tells me it might be connected to the .NET Framework 1.0 incompatibility.
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ohhhhhhhh yeaah |-.-|
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Finit-ARC - beta 0.2
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kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
I install via yaourt finit-arc, after modified my /boot/grub/menu.lst adding the second entry like this:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
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kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/a20131af-7d82-4b29-b0b8-6d23022659c6 ro vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
# (1) Arch Linux without UUID
title Arch Linux with FINIT-ARC
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda9 ro init=/sbin/finit-arc vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
Entry 0 for my normal boot, and entry 1 for finit-arc.
Next delete all UUID from menu.lst and fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda9 / ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda10 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda7 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda8 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 2
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and editing /etc/finittab to start kdm:
#Command that you want execute after boot
#uncomment it for X login
#you must set YOURUSERNAME
#level:/bin/su YOURUSERNAME -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c xinit >/dev/null 2>&1"
#level:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
level:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/slim
After all, reboot my system with the entry 0 from grub and after reboot with entry 1...
Sorry to repeat, but excuse my poor English
Last edited by takedown (2009-05-06 19:04:15)

Finit-ARC: boot your system in 4 seconds

Hi people! I present the reimplementation of FAST-INIT for Archlinux.
Fast-init is an original init system written in C from Xandros Linux. I did a reimplementation of fast-init and I called it FINIT-ARC.
Finit-arc can works with all computers and all filesystem types. With it and static kernel I can boot my system in about 3,5 seconds from grub to console login.
X for me take only 5 seconds. Then in 8 seconds I'm fully operative on my desktop.
Installation
Actually finit-arc it's in BETA version and it is present in AUR.
1 - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25159
FOR TESTERS finit-arc-git is avaiable on AUR
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26314
2 - Insert init=/sbin/finit-arc as kernel parameter in /boot/grub/menu.lst
3 - After installation you must do a boot with traditional init system of Archlinux, and after you can boot with finit-arc. The first boot could be slow.
Important!
Finit-arc doesn't support UUIDs. Then you must replace UUIDs with /dev/sdx devices in /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab.
Known Problems
1) Error width pcspkr on kernel -ARCH
do !pcspkr into MODULES of rc.conf
2) Wrong clock time
3) DBUS or other daemon don't start
Before start finit-arc you must do a boot with traditional Archlinux init system
4) Fam and portmap don't stop
You can use GAMIN instead fam
5) Network doesn't work
Insert into MODULES your ethernet module in the first position. Insert into DAEMONS your network daemon (network or net-profiles) in the latest position.
Logging finit-arc with bootchart
Edit /sbin/bootchartd and replace the line init="/sbin/init" with init="/sbin/finit-arc"
Add on your kernel line init=/sbin/bootchartd as parameter (remove init=/sbin/finit-arc)
Bug reports and testers are welcome
Last edited by adriano (2009-05-07 20:19:37)

ohhhhhhhh yeaah |-.-|
yet another kernel panic
Kinit: Mounted root (ext4 filesystem) read only
Finit-ARC - beta 0.2
finit-arc[1] general protection ip:7fd5a36c0706 sp: 7fffabbb67e8 error:0 in libc-2.9.50[7fd5a3646000+14a000]
kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
I install via yaourt finit-arc, after modified my /boot/grub/menu.lst adding the second entry like this:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/a20131af-7d82-4b29-b0b8-6d23022659c6 ro vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
# (1) Arch Linux without UUID
title Arch Linux with FINIT-ARC
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda9 ro init=/sbin/finit-arc vga=795
initrd /kernel26.img
Entry 0 for my normal boot, and entry 1 for finit-arc.
Next delete all UUID from menu.lst and fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda9 / ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda10 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda7 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda8 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 2
# USB en virtualbox
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0
and editing /etc/finittab to start kdm:
#Command that you want execute after boot
#uncomment it for X login
#you must set YOURUSERNAME
#level:/bin/su YOURUSERNAME -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c xinit >/dev/null 2>&1"
#level:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
level:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#level:/usr/bin/slim
After all, reboot my system with the entry 0 from grub and after reboot with entry 1...
Sorry to repeat, but excuse my poor English
Last edited by takedown (2009-05-06 19:04:15)

Is it possible to merge ext4 partitions?

I would like to know if it's possible to merge two ext4 partitions to create one ext4 partition with files untouched. I have / and /opt on separate partition and would like /opt to be on the same partition as /. Is it doable without system format?

Thanks. I'll give it a shot. What Live CD do You recommend?
Can you write a very short tutorial about mounting drives? (I'm afraid I'd mount them in read-only mode or something like that propably )
PS.: My fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
#Linux drives
UUID=1e68d1ae-5f08-4a45-92f3-d5a9b3720902 / ext4 defaults 0 0
UUID= swap swap defaults 0 0
UUID=9d234111-34f5-4e05-b690-e2e724ac2cfd /home ext4 defaults 0 0
UUID=08d10b10-cea7-4ade-8041-99ae46e61b9a /opt ext4 defaults 0 0
#USB in VirtualBox
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0666 0 0
Yeah, I know, swap isn't working. I would like to get rid of it entirely (I have enough RAM), so another good reason to use Live CD.

[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.
ewaller wrote:Some of the links indicated the devices are allocated to VM, but show up as unknown devices -- Is that what you are seeing?
Nope. See above.
ewaller wrote:What are the vendor / product codes of your USB Controller(s)
[inxs ~ ]$ lspci | grep USB
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)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
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
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0424:2514 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
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.
Thanks Eric.

I'm on W7. How do I install Arch on a usb stick via Virtualbox?

I want to make a bootable USB arch install I use on computers i don't trust and other such case scenarios.
I get internet from my phone via wlan so i need to use Virtualbox to take andantage of it.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mo … al_machine
Leave out the autodetect hook from mkinitcpio.conf, which tailors your initramfs to the specific hardware.
And maybe also use plain old vesa, instead of a specific video driver.

The Neverending VirtualBox + USB Story

Like many people, I'm having challenges getting USB, specifically my USB mouse (Logitech M305 wireless) to work in VirtualBox.
My setup: Dell E6320 laptop. I have a WinXP VM that was previously used with VMware Player. I am now booting the vmdk file with VirtualBox. The VM seems to boot fine. The following vbox packages installed:
$ pacman -Q|grep -i virtualbox
virtualbox 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-ext-oracle 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-ext-vnc 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-iso 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-modules 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-modules-lts 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-guest-utils 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-host-dkms 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-host-modules 4.2.8-1
virtualbox-host-modules-lts 4.2.8-1
$
The vboxdvr module is being loaded at boot time and I am a member of the vboxusers group. I have rebooted and confirmed these settings.
If I start VirtualBox with "VBOX_USB=usbfs" as suggested in the wiki article then:
Trying to access the VM's settings gets me the following error:
I get that error whether EHCI is enabled or not.
The VM boots fine, but no USB devices show up under Devices -> USB Devices.
Unsetting VBOX_USB eliminates the error above, and all my USB devices show up under Devices -> USB Devices but actually attaching the mouse's transceiver (Devices->USB Devices->) does not work as desired: When I click the mouse inside the VM window, the mouse pointer is successfully captured and the capture icon indicates this. But the mouse pointer will not move. Likewise for the touchpad and the DualPoint stick. No mouse activity at all.
Also, with the mouse captured, hitting CTRL+ALT_DEL to log into the XP VM just releases the mouse as if I had hit the right CTRL button instead.
I've read a bunch of previous posts on this, read the wiki articles, but nothing seems to be working for me. I'm still looking but if anyone has other ideas, I'd appreciate the help. VMware Player is no longer free for commercial use so I am trying to switch to VirtualBox.

ewaller wrote:
med1972 wrote:This VM is an appliance of sorts. A standard XP build issued to us Linux users. So I can't do a fresh install, but you've given me an idea; I have the zip file with the VM "appliance" as originally issued.
Um, would you care to explain where this came from and by what licence you have the right to use this "XP appliance of sorts"? Without that information, I, or one of my fellow moderators, will be shutting down this thread.
Our policy
Wow. Well, first I don't owe you an explanation for "where this came from and by what license I have a right to use [it]". Do you work for Microsoft? Are you my sales rep? Are you some sort of special authority charged with policing Microsoft licensing? This is the single weirdest response I've ever gotten on any forum, icq channel, support channel etc.
Nonetheless, I work for a major insurance company which has all the necessary licensing. The rest is none of your business. This "appliance of sorts" is simply one of our corporate standard builds of a Windows desktop in VM form so provided to those of us who don't run Windows as our primary OS which I am in the process of trying to get to run under vbox because VMware has made VMware Player free only for non-commercial use. You know, making sure we're on the right side of the law and all with licensing.
I might suggest a different choice of language next time you feel the need to inquire. Perhaps some simple like "Can you please confirm for us here that you are properly licensed to run this software? Thanks."
I do appreciate the help though. I've almost got this thing working.
Last edited by med1972 (2013-03-13 23:46:57)

Unable to get USB devices working on VirtualBOX (Puel)

Hello, when I put and USB device on a Windows Virtualbox machine, I always get this error:
Not permitted to open the USB device, check usbfs options
Is there any solution to this problem for arch?
This is my fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
#/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
#/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda4 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda2 /home ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=102,devmode=666 0 0
and showing you that I'm on the vboxusers group
[davigetto@helena ~]$ cat /etc/group | grep vbox
vboxusers:x:102:davigetto
I also load vboxdrv on rc.conf modules section, so Virtual Machines Works, only USB devices don't work.
Greetings

Hi,
your post is a little bit older. But I have never used USB on a VirtualBox. Yesterday I need to get working it.
I have add this:
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=<vboxusers-gid>,devmode=664 0 0
to my /etc/fstab and reboot my machine (maybe there is another possibility to get working it without reboot). After that, USB support fully works in the VirtualBox guest system.
Maybe your user isn't in the right groups.
Daniel
Last edited by ise (2007-09-25 06:20:45)

[SOLVED] Virtualbox list usb devices is empty.

I moved from virtualbox_bin(AUR) to virtualbox(community), and remove /proc/bus/usb entry in /etc/fstab, after that the usb doesn't work. I can check 'Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller' in Virtualbox settings, but can't find any available usb devices.
$ pacman -Qs virtualbox
local/virtualbox 4.1.22-1
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
local/virtualbox-additions 4.1.22-1
The official all-in-one VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO/CD image
local/virtualbox-ext-oracle 4.1.22-1
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
local/virtualbox-hook 2.1-1
mkinitcpio hook to compile the virtualbox modules
local/virtualbox-modules 4.1.22-1
Kernel modules for VirtualBox
local/virtualbox-source 4.1.22-1
VirtualBox kernel modules source
$ VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:
<none>
$ ls /dev/usbbox
ls: cannot access /dev/usbbox: No such file or directory
$ groups
log kvm network video audio optical storage users vboxusers guten input libvirt davfs2 virtftp
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2513 Standard Microsystems Corp. 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:8509 Apple, Inc. FaceTime HD Camera
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0424:2513 Standard Microsystems Corp. 2.0 Hub
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 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05ac:0252 Apple, Inc. Internal Keyboard/Trackpad (ANSI)
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. IR Receiver [built-in]
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 05ac:821a Apple, Inc. Bluetooth Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse M90
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0951:1624 Kingston Technology DataTraveler G2 4GB Pen Drive
Bus 002 Device 007: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Last edited by GutenYe (2012-09-17 12:38:58)

I am having the same problem and have tried "everything" and still cannot get it to work.
calpoly@arch:~$ cat /etc/group | grep vboxusers
vboxusers:x:108:calpoly,root
calpoly@arch:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ac:12a0 Apple, Inc. iPhone 4S
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo pacman -Qs virtualbox
local/virtualbox 4.3.6-3
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
local/virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.3.6-3
VirtualBox Guest kernel modules sources
local/virtualbox-guest-modules 4.3.6-4
Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox
local/virtualbox-guest-utils 4.3.6-3
VirtualBox Guest userspace utilities
local/virtualbox-host-modules 4.3.6-4
Host kernel modules for VirtualBox
local/virtualbox-host-modules-lts 4.3.6-5
Host kernel modules for VirtualBox
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage controlvm windowSeven usbattach 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
VBoxManage: error: The USB device with UUID {00000010-0030-0000-90f9-0560b57f0000} is not currently attached to the host
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component USBProxyService, interface IHost, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: --------
VBoxManage: error: Could not load the Host USB Proxy service: VERR_NOT_FOUND
VBoxManage: error: Details: code Unknown Status 0x4005 (0x4005), component Host, interface IHost
VBoxManage: error: Context: "AttachUSBDevice(usbId.raw())" at line 973 of file VBoxManageControlVM.cpp
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage showvminfo windowSeven
Name: windowSeven
Groups: /
Guest OS: Windows 7
UUID: 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
Config file: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/windowSeven.vbox
Snapshot folder: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/Snapshots
Log folder: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/Logs
Hardware UUID: 609c101d-ef6a-401a-ad15-306f3e7bc8ae
Memory size: 2048MB
Page Fusion: off
VRAM size: 128MB
CPU exec cap: 100%
HPET: off
Chipset: piix3
Firmware: BIOS
Number of CPUs: 2
PAE: off
Long Mode: off
Synthetic CPU: off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device (1): DVD
Boot Device (2): HardDisk
Boot Device (3): Network
Boot Device (4): Floppy
ACPI: on
IOAPIC: on
Time offset: 0ms
RTC: local time
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Nested Paging: on
Large Pages: off
VT-x VPID: on
VT-x unr. exec.: on
State: powered off (since 2014-02-11T12:16:18.000000000)
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: off
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend:
Storage Controller Name (0): IDE
Storage Controller Type (0): PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Port Count (0): 2
Storage Controller Bootable (0): on
Storage Controller Name (1): SATA
Storage Controller Type (1): IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (1): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (1): 30
Storage Controller Port Count (1): 1
Storage Controller Bootable (1): on
IDE (1, 0): Empty
SATA (0, 0): /media/disk/VirtualBox OS X HDD/windowSeven.vdi (UUID: 5c44157f-350a-467c-a988-b4cfb8635fd5)
NIC 1: MAC: 0800279A3907, Attachment: NAT, Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 1 Settings: MTU: 0, Socket (send: 64, receive: 64), TCP Window (send:64, receive: 64)
NIC 2: disabled
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
LPT 1: disabled
LPT 2: disabled
Audio: enabled (Driver: ALSA, Controller: HDA)
Clipboard Mode: Bidirectional
Drag'n'drop Mode: Bidirectional
VRDE: disabled
USB: enabled
EHCI: enabled
USB Device Filters:
<none>
Available remote USB devices:
<none>
Currently Attached USB Devices:
<none>
Bandwidth groups: <none>
Shared folders:
Name: 'music', Host path: '/media/disk/music' (machine mapping), writable
VRDE Connection: not active
Clients so far: 0
Video capturing: active
Capture screens: 0
Capture file: /root/VirtualBox VMs/windowSeven/windowSeven.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate: 1024 kbps
Capture FPS: 25
Guest:
Configured memory balloon size: 0 MB
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe -a vboxguest vboxsf vboxvideo
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxguest': No such device
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxsf': No such device
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxnetflt
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo modprobe vboxsf
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxsf': No such device
calpoly@arch:~$ sudo VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:
<none>
Have rebooted and reinstalled virtualbox multiple times to no avail.
It is important to note that my iPhone used to sync with iTunes on Windows 7 in Virtualbox, but then I removed the USB filter and did some updates and now it no longer works.
I have spent many more hours than I care to admit on this problem, so please, any help is welcome.
Last edited by Kg4XmtUSyxd8B9M7Ex&&KXZGF (2014-02-11 12:33:00)

Solaris 10 Oracle VDI VirtualBox 3.2 USB support

Dear folks,
This my first time to the forum, since we are in the progress of deploying 240+ thin clients using Oracle VDI. I was piloting the project in a desktop machines with Sunray 3i. I installed Solaris 10 9/10 and Oracle VDI 3.2.1. However, while I was creating WinXP VM in Virtualbox 3.2 -the one which came with Oracle VDI 3.2- I got that error about being unable to connect to USB proxy server. Eventually this error leads to that all my VMs doesn't support USB redirection. So USB flash disk drive doesn't work in my Sunray 3i. Reading VirtualBox documentation Installing on Solaris hosts , I came across this info "*This does not apply to Solaris 10 hosts due to lack of USB support.*" Is this real?
Does this mean I can't redirect USB hardware to my VMs in the server via Sunray 3i? If this is true, what is the workaround for this problem?
Please advise me. . .

Other than the documentation stating it doesn't work, in practice have you tested it to not work also?
We have two Solaris 10u5 machines running Vbox 3.2.12 and they pass through USB fine with our Sun Ray 3's (not 3i's but that shouldn't matter).
Did you enable USB passthrough in the VDI core by selecting the desktop pool and going to the Settings -> Sun Ray RDP Settings? Theres checkboxes to enable USB/smartcard pass through.

USB on Arch Linux as guest in virtualbox

Hi. I'm trying to access the usb port in the arch linux running as guest in the virtualbox so I added in the "/etc/fstab" file this line:
"none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=###,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=0664 0 0"
to mount the usb automatically, where "###" is the group id that the user is in. As i wasn't in any group and 'vboxusers' group wasn't created when I installed "virtualbox-guest-utils" as I expected so I created the group and added my self into it doing:
sudo groupadd vboxusers
sudo usermod -aG vboxusers rsegecin
grep vboxusers /etc/group
after that when I tried to mount all devices using "mount -a" I get an error saying that the mounting point "/proc/bus/usb" doesn't exist, so I created another mount point in "/home/rsegecin/usb" and I got another error saying that the file system type 'usbfs' is unknown.
how do I register the file system type 'usbfs'? how can I access the usb port in guest arch linux?
thank you very much.

Okay, this is a long shot. Let's try this experiment. I found a suggest that one try this as root:
mount --bind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
But here is what that does. In the olden days, /proc was the way to deal with virtual file systems that let you communicate with the kernel. It used to be there was /proc/bus/usb. That was deprecated, and later removed in favor of /dev/bus/usb. It kind of makes sense, because it is a device, not a kernel thingy. But there are legacy software that look in /proc/bus. That bind command links the old method to the new method. But, it also says that the stuff in /dev/bus/usb is the same stuff that had been in /proc/bus/usb. (Forgive we, I am thinking this though as I type). Where this leaves me is this, your device is appearing at /dev/bus/usb/001/002. You can prove that by removing the device (using the Virtualbox tools to disconnect the device from the VM). That node should go away, then reappear when you reconnect it. The problem is what do you do with it? I don't think that usbfs exists anymore.
What kind of device is it? There may be a better way to deal with it. Obviously, if it is mass storage, there are ways to use it as such. Likewise, if it is a character device (serial port, modem, etc) there may be a /dev/ttyUSBx type node to talk to it. If it is a HID (Human Interface Device) like a keyboard, mouse, joystick. or a lot of widgets that use the HID model (like credit card readers), there will be a node like /dev/hidraw0. I have used that quite a bit.
Maybe we should back up a bit. After you (virtually) connect the device, what gets appended to the journal? Also, what is the output of lsusb -v

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