[gentoo-user] Virtualbox USB w/o usbfs

[gentoo-user] Virtualbox USB w/o usbfs

[SpaceCake]

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Hi,

I have a problem with accessing usb devices from virtualbox after some
kernel/system update. Previously it was ok after I've added the following
line to the fstab

usbfs                  /proc/bus/usb   usbfs
devgid=1017,devmode=664 0 0

but now, there is no /proc/bus/usb

how can I enable USB access for a regular user in this new situation? Should
I modify some kernel parameters? should I enable CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS or
there is some alternative solution?

Thanks
Laszlo

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Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox USB w/o usbfs

[App Deb]

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You should never add that line in fstab in Gentoo. Don't follow random
tutorials about random distro workarounds. Gentoo bootscripts mount usbfs on
boot with gid=group=usb, so if you want to give user permissions for usbfs,
you add yourself to the "usb" group, you don't need to do anything else, and
Virtualbox will work (of course you also need to be in the vboxusers group).


Anyway, usbfs is not actually needed anymore, it has been replaced by usb
/dev/ entries. VirtualBox will use usbfs if it is mounted, but if it is not,
usb will work with the new improved way (better permission handling, for
printers for example). I don't now of any application that works only with
usbfs anymore, maybe it is time to remove it (or make it optional) from the
default gentoo boot-scripts.



On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:28 PM, SpaceCake <spacecakex@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with accessing usb devices from virtualbox after some
> kernel/system update. Previously it was ok after I've added the following
> line to the fstab
>
> usbfs                  /proc/bus/usb   usbfs
> devgid=1017,devmode=664 0 0
>
> but now, there is no /proc/bus/usb
>
> how can I enable USB access for a regular user in this new situation?
> Should I modify some kernel parameters? should I enable CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS
> or there is some alternative solution?
>
> Thanks
> Laszlo
>
>

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