Re: [Hampshire] VirtualBox and Ifrared devices

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Author: Steve
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] VirtualBox and Ifrared devices
On 16 Nov 2008, at 11:09, Alan Pope wrote:

> 2008/11/16 Hugo Mills <hugo@???>:
>> If you buy a USB IR device with Windows drivers, and map the USB
>> port into the guest, then I can see no reason why you couldn't install
>> the Windows drivers on the guest and have it all work.
>>
>
> Indeed, VirtualBox can be told the USB ID (gleaned from lsusb on the
> host) of the device it should present to the guest. I have done this
> with my TomTom so that I can put map updates on the device from within
> an XP virtual machine.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.


Thanks Hugo, Al

It sounds like a USB IR device may be easier to map regardless.

I also want to hook up my TomTom to update it, so I'll give that a try
too!

Cheers,
Steve