No USB connection in VBox 4.1.8 <SOLVED.

[benjie1]

Have LMDE update 4 and cinnamon desktop. Tried to install VBox v 4.1.8 and clicking start gives error "Fatal: Could not read from boot medium. Sysyem halted!" Also in Setting, Devices I noticed that there is no USB connection. Thanks for the help.
Bob

[DrHu]

Boot media, your CD perhaps is not readable, you can check if it can be opened on the Linux host side: seeing if it is readable there.

Virtualbox (vbox), you need to be in the vbox user group, will be there if Virtualbox installs correctly
--the simple way of getting usb for a plug in device, such as a data card (usb pendrive etc.), is to open that usb device on the linux host side, and then it will be available in the virtualbox guest

• And since you would always be starting Linux before loading the Virtualbox guest, it is only a matter of a few clicks
  --but if you don't want to do that and instead prefer it to be always available in the gust, you can edit /etc/fstab (Linux host) to include the usb device, or another way, a usb.conf file. There will be guides here these forums, use a search " lmde enable usb virtualbox" or something similar or use the Internet for like instructions/guides..

[benjie1]

Have LMDE update 4, gnome, 32 bit, cinnamon desktop, and can't get VB to start. Am in a users group and dkms is installed. Click start, it says FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted. Downloaded VB from Oracle and installed extensions for same version and guest addition too. Almost there??? Please help. Thanks. Bob

[Oscar799]

Moved here by moderator

[viking777]

Duplicate topics merged - please don't double post.