VirtualBox OSE + USB

[NoOp]

On 05/02/2008 08:42 PM, Young wrote:
> sdavmor wrote:
>> NoOp wrote:
>>   
>>> On 04/30/2008 05:32 PM, Ranmadhu wrote:
>>>     
>>>> NoOp wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>> I used the VB from the repos, and as a test installed WinXPPro.
>>>>> Magic!
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I could not manage to get USB support working.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>> From what I recall, the repos has the open sourced version. The
>>>> open source version does not support USB (see 
>>>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions), but the closed-source
>>>> one does. I have the closed source version (on 7.10) and USB
>>>> works fine.
>>>>
>>>> Ranmadhu
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Thanks. Blew out the repo version & used this to reinstall:
>>>
>>> <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=2c0655574653a9aa3ca31162fba3cce3&t=770745>
>>>
>>>
>>> The only problem that I had was that I had to use
>>>
>>> sudo dpkg -i <name>.deb
>>>
>>> as the Nautilus installer stalled due to the older version. USB
>>> came up like a charm. Installing Win2KP now for testing :-)
>>>     
>>
>> Good. I'd like to install WK2P I have an OEM sans key) just so I can
>> run those few "dammit I have to have that" apps. Sounds like I'll be
>> coming down the same highway as you a couple of days behind you.
>>   
> Will VirtualBox support Win98?  That's all I would need for my old Windows only 
> apps. It would also be smaller and faster I think.
> 
> Mark
> 

My guess would be yes. Win2KPro went in without a hitch. I've got an old
Win98 CD around somewhere and could give it a try... then again, so
could you :-)

As a note for others: Win2KServer goes in next. I have clients with both
those still installed and didn't want to mess with another hard drive so
that I can troubleshoot them. About the only Win app(s) that I still
need Win for is FrameMaker 5.5 and PageMaker 6.5. Yes, old but fully
paid for & a client that still uses the same.

Overall I'm *very* impressed with VirtualBox. I did find that I had a
problem starting and running directly from a VNC client, but no problem
if it's already started and then VNC into the machine.