[OpenIndiana-discuss] Can't print on Canon USB Printer MP 230 (but yes on MP160)

[axelle_apvrille at yahoo.fr]

> On 2013-06-14 08:21, axelle_apvrille at yahoo.fr wrote:
>>> Did you tell Virtualbox to show the printer to XP?
>> 
>> Sure. It's in the USB device filters of my VM. VBox sees there's a
>> printer, no problem. But WinXP guest does not detect any...
>
> Just in case it is a VBox problem - what user are you running as?
> For non-roots you need to add users to the vboxguest group so they
> have access to the VBox Filter drivers (for USB, maybe for advanced
> networking, etc.)

I am running in my own account, but I am in the vboxuser group.
(I don't think it's named vboxguest, but vboxuser)

> allows to use them. You might try to see if that helps. However,
> the first few google hits discuss that there are no drivers specific
> for MP230 as it is a very recent model...

Yes, that's what I saw too, but I guess nothing totally impossible ;)

Cheers
Axelle