EBC Exercise 02 Setting Up VirtualBox for USB

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.