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I have to perform backup operations between servers . my servers are virtual machines in Virtual Box . What I want to do is to plug a usb in each server . servers are virtual machines so usb drivers are virtual also .

Two steps to do : 1- I want to create virtual USB drivers on my Ubuntu host
2- Then I want to connect every virtual machine in the virualbox to one of those virtual usb drivers for copying things between those servers (machines) .

I found second step in here but couldn't find first step or anything similar ! Does anybody know how to create virtual usb ? Does it need a special software of just can be made via command line . I found this link tell how to make a virtual image but in windows :(

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  • please help I can't believe that all http://askubuntu.com members don't know the answer of this question ! virtual usb on Ubuntu ! virtual image, virtual usb, usb emulator software anything may let me see many usbs in my laptop :D – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 07:42
  • Maybe there is no answer. AFAIK Virtualbox can't do that. – Javier Rivera Feb 05 '13 at 08:31
  • What do you mean by AFAIK ? – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 08:41
  • can't believe there's no way to add a virtual usb to linux :D – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 08:42
  • As Far As I Know. There is no way that I know to connect a virtual usb connected hard disk to a VirtualBox machine, in linux or in Windows. I don't know what you mean with "no way to add a virtual usb to linux". – Javier Rivera Feb 05 '13 at 09:14
  • @JavierRivera I hope I found it in here http://low-level-world.com/index.html please tell me how to install it I'm a very new linux user – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 09:14
  • there's no hard disk mentioned in my question ! – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 09:19
  • What are you trying to achieve?. The file in your link is just an archive, uncompressing it and double clicking on installer.sh should work. – Javier Rivera Feb 05 '13 at 17:13
  • I did that but it didn't work , readme file says that I have to compaile src code before installing install.sh !! – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 17:40
  • I want to create virtual flashes on my device . – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 17:41
  • http://blog.mybox.ro/2010/11/03/how-to-use-a-raw-disk-image-file-in-virtualbox/#comment-8385 – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 17:42
  • this link helps a little tell how to convert a usb image to format can be understood by virtualbox . – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 17:43
  • still need to know how to make an image for usb – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 17:43
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    Please don't add so many comments to your question. The site is not fit for this. Instead, invest time in improving your question and time in the site to gain enough reputation to be able to put a bounty on it. :) – gertvdijk Feb 05 '13 at 19:14
  • I'm sorry I was nervous :$ , I've edited my question .hope it's more clear now . i'm still looking for a solution – SafeY Feb 05 '13 at 19:58

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Finally me and a friend came across a solution for this problem . we add a virtual hard disk to the machine and yes ! it's working now :D

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