Am 03.02.2017 um 02:52 schrieb Peter: > > ... > I did a fresh install of ubuntu 16.04. I loaded vbox from the > repository. This is version 5.0.32. > I downloaded and installed the extension pack for 5.0.32. I added the > user to vbox users. I loaded my xp virtual machine from backups. In > settings it showed the three usb devices that it had used when it last > ran correctly. (a scanner and two printers). I started the XP virtual > machine. No usb devices are available. However all of the XP software > works correctly e.. winbmd, FamilyTree, Scrapbook. However I cannot > print anything. > > All of the instances of virtual box which allow me to use USB devices > were created when I was running 14.04. I then upgraded the ubuntu > software to 16.04 and I could still see usb devices in the virtual > machines. The machine with which I am having problems has only ever had > 16.04 installed. It is a spare machine and has only been brought into > service to replace a machine with a defective cooling fan. > > Any suggestions on how to fix this problem welcome. The obvious one is > to fix the fan in the defective box. This does not address the problem > on how to get VirtualBox working in ubuntu 16.04. Do other linux > distributions have the same problems? >
wfm: Host is plain vanilla debian 8 w/ xfce; I wouldn't employ any other system for the host. VMs I use heavily are Mint 18.1 Mate and Win7 - both run smoothely, including USB. I currently use VBox 5.1.14 r112924 (Qt5.3.2) from Oracle. Of course w/ according /extension pack/ and guest extesions installed on all guests. hth, Christoph -- Bitte keine Mails von USA-Providern wie AOL, me.com (Apple), gmail (Google), hotmail/outlook.com (Microsoft) oder yahoo. Solche Mails werden ohne Rückmeldung gelöscht. Siehe <http://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/downloads> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
