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Thanks for reply Yes am running parallels on linux host. I think it has something to do with groups and usb permission. Aaron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grant Sewell" <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [LUG] Parallels VM > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:08:57 +0000 > > > > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 09:20 +0000, wrote: > > > > Posted by "Tom Moore" <aaronmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Happy new year to each and all. > > I'm having trouble getting parallels to connect to USB > > periferals. I get 'Unable to connect USB device to virtual > > machine!' I know it is a permissions problem because it works > > okay from root. Am using suse 10.0 which parallels says is > > compatable. Gonna need some fairly simple instructions! > > > > Here is /etc/fstab file > > > > /dev/sda2 / reiserfs > > acl,user_xattr 1 1 > > /dev/sda3 /home ext3 > > acl,user_xattr 1 2 > > /dev/sda1 swap swap defaults > > 0 0 > > proc /proc proc defaults > > 0 0 > > sysfs /sys sysfs noauto > > 0 0 > > usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs > > devgid=1000,devmode=0664 0 0 > > devpts /dev/pts devpts > > mode=0620,gid=5 0 0 > > /dev/sda4 /data1 auto noauto,user > > 0 0 > > /dev/dvdram /media/dvdram subfs > > noauto,fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocharset=utf8 0 0 > > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy subfs > > noauto,fs=floppyfss,procuid,nodev,nosuid,sync 0 0 > > none /subdomain subdomainfs noauto 0 0 > > ~ > > And here is /etc/group file which does not seem to mention usb? > > > > video:x:33:aaron > > games:x:40: > > xok:x:41: > > trusted:x:42: > > modem:x:43: > > named:!:44: > > ftp:x:49: > > postfix:!:51: > > maildrop:!:59: > > man:x:62: > > sshd:!:65: > > mailman:!:67: > > ldap:!:70: > > ntadmin:!:71: > > messagebus:!:101: > > haldaemon:!:102: > > privoxy:!:103: > > quagga:!:104: > > radiusd:!:105: > > tomcat:!:106: > > nobody:x:65533: > > nogroup:x:65534:nobody > > users:x:100: > > "/etc/group" 45L, 574C Any help would set my new year on a fair wind > > Thanx > > Aaron > > Hi Aaron, > > I've never really used Parallels much (I prefer a genuine install, > but I can see how having multiple OSs running concurrently is a > good idea), but are you running the Parallels application on a > Linux machine? If so, it might be a permissions thing for the USB > devices themselves on the host OS rather than the guest OS. > > Cheers. > Grant. > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- Powered by Outblaze -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html