§ tags: linuxvirtualboxusb

create VM disk (.vmdk)

VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename usb.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sdX

where /dev/sdX is your flash drive (do not use partition /dev/sdX1)

now, usb.vmdk is “symbolic” link to your usb flash disk.

import .vmdk in VM && boot