EBC Exercise 02 Setting Up VirtualBox for USB
Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder
If you are using VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/) for your Linux host you will want to install the extension pack to use USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices.
- Install VirtualBox (should already be done)
- Install Ubuntu (https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop) (should also be done)
- Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and download the VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.
- RUn VirtualBox as an adminstrator.
- Select Tools.
- Select Preferences
- Select Extensions
- Click the Add new package. button and select the package you downloaded.
- Click the buttons to install it.
- Quit VirtualBox and restart as not an administrator.
- Make sure you VM is stopped and clicke Settings
- Click USB and select USB 3.0
- Click OK and start your VM.
USB devices should work on your VM now.
Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder