Install VirtuaBox 4

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On Apr 18, 2011 9:42 PM, "Jim Byrnes" <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
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>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
 wrote:
>>>
>>> Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sven Aluoor wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi<
lmnicolosi at gmail.com>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You should first remove VB OSE, and then install Vb 4.0.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "aptitude purge virtualbox-ose" and then again double click on your
>>>>>> package.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers Sven
>>>>>>
>>>>> OK, thanks to Sven and Lucio for the info. I suspected that but none
of
>>>>> the
>>>>> docs I read seemed to address going from OSE to PUEL.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,  Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> Instead of downloading directly from the site, you should include VBox
>>>> repository in Software Sources. This way VBox will be installed and
>>>> automatically upgraded via Synaptic or Update Manager or apt-get.
>>>>
>>>> For instructions please check:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
>>>>
>>>> L.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Lucio,
>>>
>>> I already had it and the extensions downloaded.  I just finished
installing
>>> them.  All my old guests are recognized and working.  Right now USB is
not
>>> working and I'm not sure why.  I read the docs and thought I did
everything
>>> necessary but I must have missed something. Once I get usb working I
will
>>> look at the auto updates.  I know that is the best way.  Thanks for the
link
>>> and the other help you have given me.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jim
>>
>>
>> Have you installed the Client Extensions from inside the client OS?
>
>
> I am working with an XP guest right now.  I had not installed the Client
Extensions from inside XP but I have now.  Still no usb the only change I
see is the cd drive (d:) now says VirtualBox extensions.
>
>
>>
>> Does your user belong to the VirtualBox Users group? (System /
>> Administration / Users and Groups / edit groups)
>
>
> Yes, this one I did.
>
> I am testing with a Toshiba 16GB memory stick.  If I do :
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Have you actually installed the Extensions Pack into Virtualbox after
downloading it?

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing
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