Comments on: VirtualBox direct access to SD Card in Windows https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/ My little corner of the web Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: 8675309 https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9196 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:43:06 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9196 Been trying to configure zero w for headless running kali but so far have been hitting walls to configure Wi-Fi & ssh & running gadget mode has been a waste of time it would seem as it still doesn’t appear. So either mounting this way or via live usb the way to go

]]> By: Fernando Melo https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9139 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:56:18 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9139 In reply to Rohan.

Thanks a lot for your tip, it helped me solve this problem!
I guess the cache isn’t supported trough the hardlink that was created by the Windows (as host). But using the Host cache bypasses the Linux OS cache and make it work.

]]> By: Emmanuel Istace https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9138 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:50:02 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9138 In reply to Rohan.

Thanks, that solved my issue, I’m now able to dd an image to my SD Card without crashing. 🙂

]]> By: Sandy https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9137 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:26:57 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9137 In reply to Pavel.

I would have thought so, as the pass-through link is created to the physical device. Give it a try and see how it goes!

]]> By: Tronghv https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9136 Sun, 10 Jun 2018 05:35:33 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9136 Thank you for sharing! All of them must to perform with “Run as Administrator”

]]> By: JC https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9135 Tue, 08 May 2018 19:52:26 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9135 In reply to john.

Awesome also on Windows 10

thanks

]]> By: Pavel https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9134 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:49:44 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9134 Am I able to partition the SD card on Centos in VirtualBox ?

]]> By: Sandy https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9133 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9133 In reply to Sam.

I haven’t investigated speed. I was happy to get it working!

]]> By: Sam https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9132 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:14:41 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9132 Any way to get optimal performance? Transfer speeds are around 4mbps while on the host I get 30mbps+. Using a class 10 card.

]]> By: Sandy https://www.sandyscott.net/2013/08/virtualbox-direct-drive-access/#comment-9131 Sun, 15 May 2016 21:41:31 +0000 http://www.sandyscott.net/?p=38#comment-9131 In reply to Pradeep Chl.

I’m not sure, but it could be something to do with VirtualBox using the administrator windows profile, rather than your own. I’d suggest you try this:

  1. Find the path to the .vbox file by opening VirtualBox as you normally would, then right clicking on the VM and choosing “Show in Explorer”
  2. Open VirtualBox as an administrator, then click on the “Machine” menu, then “Add”, then find the .vbox file in the location you found in the previous step.
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