Charlie - Virtualbox with USB 2.0 support released

The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
has been updated to v1.5.4.
Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
It does work on XP x64, though.
D/L page:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Carlos

Charlie
Sat Dec 29 12:55:47 PST 2007

Good to know it's working on XP x64. I'm using nothing but Hyper-V right now
(and no, it doesn't have USB support.:-( ). But what I really want is
Hyper-V + a new version of SCVMM.

OTOH, this looks interesting, though it also doesn't appear to support
64-bit guests yet? If so, that's a definite disqualifier.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D69B84A-D020-4A13-8D83-FCE7030FE601@microsoft.com...
> The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox
> (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
> has been updated to v1.5.4.
> Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
> Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
> It does work on XP x64, though.
> D/L page:
> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> Carlos

Jane
Sat Dec 29 14:36:44 PST 2007

Carlos,

According to the User Manual pdf, Vista x64 is supported as a host.

I'll take it for a spin later and see how it goes :)

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7D69B84A-D020-4A13-8D83-FCE7030FE601@microsoft.com...
> The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox
> (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
> has been updated to v1.5.4.
> Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
> Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
> It does work on XP x64, though.
> D/L page:
> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> Carlos

Carlos
Sat Dec 29 14:48:00 PST 2007

That is certainly good news, Jane!
I was mislead by what I read on their web page.
Eagerly waiting for your further coments...
Carlos

"Jane C" wrote:

> Carlos,
>
> According to the User Manual pdf, Vista x64 is supported as a host.
>
> I'll take it for a spin later and see how it goes :)
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7D69B84A-D020-4A13-8D83-FCE7030FE601@microsoft.com...
> > The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox
> > (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
> > has been updated to v1.5.4.
> > Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
> > Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
> > It does work on XP x64, though.
> > D/L page:
> > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> > Carlos
>

S
Sat Dec 29 15:41:12 PST 2007

On Dec 29, 2:36 pm, "Jane C" <janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Carlos,
>
> According to the User Manual pdf, Vista x64 is supported as a host.
>
> I'll take it for a spin later and see how it goes :)

I ran VBox in Vista x64 for a while and it ran well. I did manage to
get a couple of blue screens with OS/2 guest, not sure why that was.
They seemed to be isolated incidents and that hasn't happened for a
while. That OS/2 guest was kinda banged up anyway.

Jane
Mon Dec 31 03:46:22 PST 2007

Carlos, it works fine :)

Networking is a PITA compared to VPC, so I used NAT instead of the host
network card (bridging was a nightmare, never did manage to get the guests
to connect). I created 2 guests, one Windows Server 2003 R2, one Vista.
Seems to be ok. I have yet to test the USB support - have to "borrow" the
Wacom from my other half ;)

Happy New Year to you, from a very hot Melbourne (41C today). I'm
melting....

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B7E83A8D-E3E3-448B-9A16-079D3E3C2F88@microsoft.com...
> That is certainly good news, Jane!
> I was mislead by what I read on their web page.
> Eagerly waiting for your further coments...
> Carlos
>
> "Jane C" wrote:
>
>> Carlos,
>>
>> According to the User Manual pdf, Vista x64 is supported as a host.
>>
>> I'll take it for a spin later and see how it goes :)
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>> MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7D69B84A-D020-4A13-8D83-FCE7030FE601@microsoft.com...
>> > The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox
>> > (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
>> > has been updated to v1.5.4.
>> > Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
>> > Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
>> > It does work on XP x64, though.
>> > D/L page:
>> > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
>> > Carlos
>>

Carlos
Mon Dec 31 04:31:01 PST 2007

Jane,
Thanks for the feedback.
Happy new year to you too and your family, from a cold summer down here at
9.5 deg C (49 F) in Tierra del Fuego, 10:30 AM.
Carlos

"Jane C" wrote:

> Carlos, it works fine :)
>
> Networking is a PITA compared to VPC, so I used NAT instead of the host
> network card (bridging was a nightmare, never did manage to get the guests
> to connect). I created 2 guests, one Windows Server 2003 R2, one Vista.
> Seems to be ok. I have yet to test the USB support - have to "borrow" the
> Wacom from my other half ;)
>
> Happy New Year to you, from a very hot Melbourne (41C today). I'm
> melting....
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B7E83A8D-E3E3-448B-9A16-079D3E3C2F88@microsoft.com...
> > That is certainly good news, Jane!
> > I was mislead by what I read on their web page.
> > Eagerly waiting for your further coments...
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Jane C" wrote:
> >
> >> Carlos,
> >>
> >> According to the User Manual pdf, Vista x64 is supported as a host.
> >>
> >> I'll take it for a spin later and see how it goes :)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> >> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> >> MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7D69B84A-D020-4A13-8D83-FCE7030FE601@microsoft.com...
> >> > The freeware virtualization software Virtualbox
> >> > (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
> >> > has been updated to v1.5.4.
> >> > Changelog says it supports now USB2.0 (a Charlie's must)
> >> > Please note that it does not work on Vista x64 yet.
> >> > It does work on XP x64, though.
> >> > D/L page:
> >> > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> >> > Carlos
> >>
>