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Author:  poflynn [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:16 am ]
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whoa wrote:
I tried to do that while in the Setup and it said in several instances "unable to poll for specifics" or something similar to that. I'm pretty sure KM wasnt "looking" at the USB resources, and there isnt a way to "install" the USB tuner inside Setup.


Ok, first we need to be absolutely certain that the guest OS (i.e. LH) can see your USB devices. If it can, then you need to start a new thread on the above erros (except with more detail :-))


whoa wrote:
Not sure what lsusb is, could you point me to a thread in which I can see how to use it? I'm pretty sure that USB is set up so that KM can "see it" if its "looking".


From the booted LH machine, hit alt-x to get a cmd line. From there type "lsusb", hit enter & paste the results here. This will list all USB devices attached to your machine. It is independent of any drivers being loaded or anything like that.

EDIT: Also, from the host OS's cmd line, run:

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VBoxManage showvminfo <<VM Machine Name>>


And look for this line:
Quote:
Currently Attached USB Devices:


Let us know what you find.

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