Kinect via VirtualBox?

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Vincent Ng

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Mar 22, 2011, 5:01:19 PM3/22/11
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Wondering if anyone got a Kinect working via VirtualBox?

(I got the Kinect to work on my laptop running Ubuntu 10.10 x64, but I
prefer to leave my Kinect at home linked to a VirtualBox Machine,
Windows 7 x64 host, that is open for ssh connections from my laptop)

If I have a clean VirtualBox install(with Guest Additions) and install
the openkinect drivers(building from scratch), i get the below when I
try to run sudo glview

OpenGL Warning: XGetVisualInfo returned 0 visuals for 0x24c10a0

http://quietlightfalling.blogspot.com/2010/08/compiling-opengl-redbook-examples-on.html
Website above says to install the development drivers for the GPU. My
host has an ATI 5770. Tried installing drivers, but it says my guest
doesn't have any compatible devices...

Reverting back before installing ATI drivers: I did
"LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 sudo glview"

Gave me a blank screen(instead of the split 3D / color), but I could
control the motor up/down of the kinect
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