> Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:51:10 +0100 > From: Maurice Batey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mageia-discuss] No USB with VirtualBox on Mageia? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-jp > > I've just seen the following report elsewhere: > > "...trying to run Virtualbox with Mageia as a host OS... > ... > USB devices aren't recognised even with the addon pack. I can't try > the versions from Oracle, because they are built with Python 2.6, and > Mageia has Python 2.7. " > > I do hope this is only a temporary glitch, as I was considering trying > Mageia as a replacement for Mandriva (where Virtualbox USB works > perfectly), and I don't want to lose VirtualBox USB functionality. > > > can't try > > > > the versions from Oracle, because they are built with Python 2.6, and > > Mageia has Python 2.7. " > > After I downloaded VirtualBox, I was able to: > > urpmi VirtualBox*rpm --allow-force > > It recompiled the driver and I was good to go. >
I posted that report on the Mandriva list. Yes, I made sure that I had the right extension pack. I haven't tried "urpmi --force". Probably the Python version is not critical to functioning, but it does restrict the standard user to the Mageia RPM of virtualbox. My problem was, that with no USB connectivity, I couldn't import any work to do. Networking to my host system may have worked; I didn't try. Doug. I am in Digest mode. I have just installed Version 4.0.8 on top with --force. It didn't recompile DKMS, and the splash screen still shows 4.0.6. Doug.
