VirtualBox 2: How To Pass Through USB Devices To Guests On An Ubuntu 8.10 Host (From HowtoForge)

This short guide shows how you can pass through USB devices (such as a USB flash drive) to VirtualBox guests on an Ubuntu 8.10 VirtualBox 2 host. USB support is available only in the VirtualBox PUEL (closed-source) edition, not in the OSE edition, so make sure you have the PUEL edition installed.

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Credit for this post goes to Falko Timme.