Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 12:21:52 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to make smooth USB access available to Virtualbox vm Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB09749A93B98F5323B76B42A0F63A0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <329cfc15-988a-11fc-e9f4-7423e21e1cf6@bananmonarki.se> References: <VI1PR02MB0974C9E557F7FEBCA7D7B4FCF6380@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <CAFYkXjnn3gOXAj8jAxqGqy0z0kcEFUf5jvixgO9pwGw_g=uNBg@mail.gmail.com> <20160705083230.47d99a62.freebsd@edvax.de> <VI1PR02MB09744511B04DD7E41AAB6A33F6390@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <329cfc15-988a-11fc-e9f4-7423e21e1cf6@bananmonarki.se>
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On 07/05/16 22:57, Bernt Hansson wrote: > On 2016-07-05 16:15, Manish Jain wrote: >> On 07/05/16 12:02, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 08:10:49 +0200, CeDeROM wrote: >>>> The USB support on VirtualBox is highly unreliable and version >>>> dependant - it works with some releases and with some releases it does >>>> not work as expected - not only on FreeBSD (I also use OSX version). >>>> This is really annoying when USB stops working after an update to a >>>> new version and you depend on this USB access with your work :-( >>> Just an idea: >>> >>> Why not mount the USB stick on the FreeBSD host system (or even >>> have Gnome automount it), then make the mount directory accessible >>> to the "Windows" guest through localhost FTP, localhost SAMBA, or >>> another means of virtual network? >>> >>> It sounds so stupid - it could actually work! ;-) >>> >> Sounds a bit far-fetched and would anyway need to be implemented all >> over again every time I install FreeBSD. >> >> Just wondering if this is possible - I remember there was an application >> (Nero, I think) - which made it possible to copy/paste to CD/DVD RW from >> Explorer itself, without the need to actually burn it via a CD/DVD >> frontend. Is there any way I can use a CD/DVD just as a part of the >> regular filesystem ? If that is possible, the need for USB support in >> vbox would largely be mitigated. >> >> Is there any other non-USB device which can fill in the need to make >> shared data available to the guest machine ? IOMEGA floppies I think are >> no longer used, but if there is something which provides seamless >> access, I would not mind buying some hardware to solve the problem for >> good (considering the magnitude of the problem, make that 'for very >> good'). >> >> Thanks for any tips. > Perhaps this is worth a try. > > http://linux.bytesex.org/misc/webfs.html I reconsidered my position. With the USB situation as it is, there is no=20 way I can make the Windows XP vm do anything meaningful. It seems=20 ridiculous that VirtualBox passes on my APC UPS to the vm, but the=20 scanner and printer are not even available for filtering. The pen drive=20 filter is available, but the goddamn thing won't work in the vm.=20 VirtualBox is a pathetic piece of software, in my opinion. I am very=20 glad that I did not get rid of my Windows XP installation - otherwise I=20 would have been left on very marshy grounds if and when I needed Redmond=20 services. --=20 Regards Manish Jain
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