Using J-Link on VirtualBox under Ubuntu

Article quoted from Ubuntu Documentation:

Set up USB for VirtualBox

For all supported versions of Ubuntu

Terminal command:

sudo adduser USERNAME vboxusers

Logout and login for this to take effect.

For persistent device connection to VM

• Open VirtualBox, go to Settings for the VM, Go to USB.
• Click USB+ Icon and select device from List.
• This will add a Filter Spec to the List, repeat as necessary for more devices.
• Start VM - Devices should appear in Guest OS, and mount or request drivers etc. as applicable for the OS.
• Devices Mounted in Guest OS will be unavailable in Host OS.

For temporary device connection to VM

• Insert USB Device and Wait for it to activate in Host OS.
• Start or go to VM.
• Right Click USB Icon in the VM Status Bar at bottom of screen, OR from Menu go Devices > USB Devices, and select desired device.
• Devices should appear in Guest OS, and mount or request drivers etc as normal for the OS.