svn commit: r49599 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization

[Warren Block]

Author: wblock
Date: Fri Oct 28 14:26:21 2016
New Revision: 49599
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49599

Log:
  USB pass-through in VirtualBox is currently not supported.
  
  PR:		207630
  Submitted by:	Tim Moore <tmoore at iXsystems.com>
  Reported by:	fehmi noyan isi <fnoyanisi at yahoo.com>
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D8318

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml	Fri Oct 28 13:19:25 2016	(r49598)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml	Fri Oct 28 14:26:21 2016	(r49599)
@@ -910,31 +910,10 @@ perm    vboxnetctl 0660</programlisting>
     <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-virtualbox-usb-support">
       <title>&virtualbox; USB Support</title>
 
-      <para>In order to be able to read and write to USB devices,
-	users need to be members of
-	<systemitem class="groupname">operator</systemitem>:</para>
-
-      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pw groupmod operator -m <replaceable>jerry</replaceable></userinput></screen>
-
-      <para>Then, add the following to
-	<filename>/etc/devfs.rules</filename>, or create this file if
-	it does not exist yet:</para>
-
-      <programlisting>[system=10]
-add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator</programlisting>
-
-      <para>To load these new rules, add the following to
-	<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
-
-      <programlisting>devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
-
-      <para>Then, restart devfs:</para>
-
-      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>service devfs restart</userinput></screen>
-
-      <para>USB can now be enabled in the guest operating system.  USB
-	devices should be visible in the &virtualbox;
-	preferences.</para>
+      <para>The <application>&virtualbox;</application> extension
+	pack is not available for &os; hosts.  Without the extension
+	pack, the &os; host cannot pass <acronym>USB</acronym>
+	ports through to guest operating systems.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-virtualbox-host-dvd-cd-access">