Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) was originally designed to deploy Windows. This also applies to the Windows 7-based edition, Windows PE 3.0. When Windows Vista was released everyone had access to Windows PE 2.0. When you start VirtualBox, you should see a whole bunch of new USB devices.For Windows PE 1.0, the minimalist Windows based on Windows 2003/XP, you needed an SA (Software Assurance), OEM, or ISV license. Then click on Close and log-out and log-in again.
You may be asked to enter your password again. Find the line that says Use Virtualbox virtualization solution and then OK. Now you will be shown a window with three tabs. You then have to click on Advanced settings for your user and enter your password. Then you head to your Dash home and type users. You will probably have to enter your password to allow the installation and add a Y (as in yes) to finish installing the packages. Remember that to paste in the terminal you have to use Ctrl+ Shift+ V, as opposed to Ctrl+ V.
You can access it installing gnome-system-tools (it does not come with Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin), either via the Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic or by typing in the terminal: sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools I had the same problem and fixed it by clicking in the VirtualBox group of my user. Read more on USB support in the VirtualBox User Manual.Īlso see: what are the proper values for usb device in virtual box We can not use these devices for filters. Note, that some devices may lead to a boot failure of the guest. Use USB filters for permanent access in the guestīy defining USB filters we can define USB devices that will automatically be presented to the guest when booting the guest OS.Ĭlick on the green + symbol on the right to add a known device.
To be able to get access to an attached USB device, the Ubuntu host user needs to be in the vboxusers group. Become a "vboxuser" in Host machine (local machine) For regular updates and bug fixes, it is recommended to install the most recent VirtualBox version from the Oracle repository.Īll virtual machines need to be powered off before installing the extension. You can see the version of your installed VirtualBox in the help > About VirtualBox menu. If you had installed VirtualBox from the repositories you have to make sure to choose the extension pack for the right version of VirtualBox. USB 1.0 is supported in the version installed from the Ubuntu repositories (from VirtualBox > 4.x).įor USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 we need to install the free (but closed source) VirtualBox Extension Pack (NOT the "platform packages") from the VirtualBox download page. Also see: How do I install the VirtualBox version from Oracle to install an Extension Pack?