USB TV capture device passthough for Jails running VirtualBox 4.3.12 under FreeNAS-9.3

[Navlida]

Over the past few days, i have been trying to setup a virtualbox jail with a mythbuntu installation. I have been able to setup mythbuntu within the virtual hdd using another machine running virtualbox (Didn't know that VNC was a thing that could be used), but when i was using the secondary machine, i was able to pass though my TV tuner though virtualbox. Since getting the virtual hdd to boot within a freenas jail, i have not been able to pass though my tuner as i had done previously.

I have tried using guides such as this (https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...sthrough-usb-device-to-virtualbox-jail.22102/), and this (https://code.google.com/p/nas4free-extensions/wiki/VirtualBox_USB), but i am unable to see my device within virtualbox's web interface.

Im not sure if these guides are outdated, I am incompetent (Very possible), or if they straight up didn't work at all. Can someone please assist me.

Thanks.

 

[Navlida]

bump.

 

[Mirfster]

Not too sure this is going to work... Perhaps this can be accomplished with a real hypervisor (ESXi), but not thinking so for VirtualBox inside of FreeNas.

Here is a similar thread on the matter: Virtual Box - Build question

 

[Navlida]

Not too sure this is going to work... Perhaps this can be accomplished with a real hypervisor (ESXi), but not thinking so for VirtualBox inside of FreeNas.

Here is a similar thread on the matter: Virtual Box - Build question

Thanks Mirfster,

I have no dout that a type-1 hypervisor will be able to pass though a usb (or pci-e device), but i'm not too comfortable running freenas on the same machine as a guest OS in case the system is unable to gether S.M.A.R.T. data.

 

[Mirfster]

If you are talking about running FreeNas as a VM inside of ESXi, then I would agree. While I do have an instance of FreeNas running as a VM in ESXi, it is only for testing/experimenting. My real FreeNas is its own physical server.

What I am was suggesting is that you run Ubuntu/Mythbuntu as a VM in ESXi instead. Then you can passthrough the device.

I may have missed interpreted your original question since you mention an USB TV Capture device and I went off thinking about a PCI-E device. By chance, are you able to passthough a standard USB stick as a test?

 

[Navlida]

If you are talking about running FreeNas as a VM inside of ESXi, then I would agree. While I do have an instance of FreeNas running as a VM in ESXi, it is only for testing/experimenting. My real FreeNas is its own physical server.

What I am was suggesting is that you run Ubuntu/Mythbuntu as a VM in ESXi instead. Then you can passthrough the device.

I may have missed interpreted your original question since you mention an USB TV Capture device and I went off thinking about a PCI-E device. By chance, are you able to passthough a standard USB stick as a test?

I am unable to mount a USB Flash drive to a virtual machine either. How exactly am i to run ESXi within FreeNAS? From what i am reading, its an OS based hyper-visor (type-1)?

 

[Mirfster]

I am unable to mount a USB Flash drive to a virtual machine either. How exactly am i to run ESXi within FreeNAS? From what i am reading, its an OS based hyper-visor (type-1)?

Sorry, if I was unclear. To run ESXi, it would require its own hardware/server and not be on the same box that you have FreeNas on.

When I get a little time, I will give connecting a USB device to a Virtual Machine in FreeNas a whirl using the links you referenced. In the meantime, others may comment and provide information.