How to automatically start Windows XP in VirtualBox when plugging in the iPhone on Linux

1.The shell script

Create a script in /usr/local/bin/ to start your Windows XP machine in VirtualBox. I will name it "vbox.sh". Now open the file with vi:

 
# vi /usr/local/bin/vbox.sh
 

Copy paste the following code into the file:

 
#!/bin/bash
source /etc/profile

#which user is logged in now?
u=$(who|head -n1|sed s/" .*"//)
# set the DISPLAY to :0.0
export DISPLAY=:0.0
 
# now, switch to the logged on user and run "xhost":
su - $u -c"xhost local:$u"
 
# is VirtualBox already running?
running=$(ps -ef|grep VirtualBox|grep -v grep |wc -l)
 
# if it is not running then start the XP machine:
if ( expr $running = 0 )
then
/usr/bin/VirtualBox --startvm xp
fi
 

replace xp with the name of your Windows XP machine.

Ok, now save the file and make it executable:

 
# chmod 700  /usr/local/bin/vbox.sh

2. The udev rule

create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ to define the rule. I will name the file 10-iphone.rules. Now open the file with vi:

vi /etc/udev/rules.d/10-iphone.rules 

Copy paste the following code into the file:

KERNEL=="usbdev*.*_ep00" SUBSYSTEM=="usb_endpoint", ATTRS{serial}=="98u3498jd9832dj98323874938ue938479238ue"  ATTRS{product}=="iPhone" ACTION=="add", RUN="/usr/local/bin/vbox.sh"

explanation

 
KERNEL=="usbdev*.*_ep00"

--> The iPhone device file is usually something like /dev/usbdev1.3_ep00

 
 
 ATTRS{serial}=="98u3498jd9832dj98323874938ue938479238ue" 

--> VirtualBox should only start up when I plug in MY iPhone. Just replace the serial number with the one from your iPhone. If you don't know your serial number, you can run the following command:

udevinfo -a -p $(udevinfo -q path -n /dev/usbdev1.3_ep00)

(replace usbdev1.3_ep00 with the name of your device)

ACTION=="add"

--> don't start VirtualBox when we plug out the iPhone

RUN="/usr/local/bin/vbox.sh"

-->run the script

I think thats it! I am not sure if thats the best way to do it. So, any suggestions are welcome!

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