Here are the steps required to get USB working on a Linux host (tested with VirtualBox 2.1.4)
1. Create a group usbusers and put yourself in it.
sudo addgroup usbusers
usermod -a -G usbusers andy
2. Note down the vendor and id numbers for the USB devices that you want to enable after running the following command: -
VBoxManage list usbhost
3. In VirtuaBox's USB section add both of these devices, making sure you have the vendor and id numbers correct.
4. Add the following lines in /etc/fstab (you can get the ID of the usbusers group by looking in /etc/group) : -
# usbusers is the USB group (id 1001)
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=1001,devmode=664 0 0
5. A reboot is required.
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