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