From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Tue Aug 1 11:09:03 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FB8DDD06F5; Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:09:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D2D0B71C09; Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:09:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v71B92SD086045; Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:09:02 GMT (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from sevan@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v71B92Vk086044; Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:09:02 GMT (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201708011109.v71B92Vk086044@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: sevan set sender to sevan@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Sevan Janiyan Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 11:09:02 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r50613 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: sevan X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 50613 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:09:03 -0000 Author: sevan Date: Tue Aug 1 11:09:01 2017 New Revision: 50613 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50613 Log: The handbook currently states that USB passthrough is not possible without an extension pack. This is incorrect, virtualbox-ose is merely limited to emulating a USB1.1 host controller. PR: 220350 Submitted by: Johannes Jost Meixner Approved by: bcr (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D11685 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Tue Aug 1 09:55:45 2017 (r50612) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Tue Aug 1 11:09:01 2017 (r50613) @@ -920,11 +920,26 @@ perm vboxnetctl 0660 &virtualbox; USB Support - The &virtualbox; extension - pack is not available for &os; hosts. Without the extension - pack, the &os; host cannot pass USB - ports through to guest operating systems. - + &virtualbox; can be configured + to pass USB devices through to the guest + operating system. The host controller of the OSE version is + limited to emulating USB 1.1 devices until + the extension pack supporting USB 2.0 and 3.0 + devices becomes available on &os;. + + For &virtualbox; to be + aware of USB devices attached to the + machine, the user needs to be a member of the operator group. + + &prompt.root; pw groupmod operator -m + yourusername + + Restart the login session and + &virtualbox; for these changes to take + effect, and create USB filters as + necessary. + &virtualbox; Host