OK, I figured it out!!!

This should be added to the rooting guide to help users with Macs that want to use a Windows VM. Mods, can you help here?

Basically, the KEY to the whole thing is that for Caroline to see fastboot, is that you have to toggle VirtualBox's USB controller off and then back on... I had to do it twice.

Do this by going to the top menu bar in VirtualBox, selecting Devices->USB Devices->usb, Android [0100]

toggle it once, wait a second, then boom Caroline does her thing and says something about rebooting once Moar
toggle it again, wait a second, then boom it asks if you want to download and install Recovery.

In the Mac via Virtualbox with Ubunu guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1199725) it alludes that you need to toggle the USB off and back on, but he tells you how to do it through the OS. You can get root via rEVOlutionary in any Windows version running on VirtualBox (I'd guess) by toggling USB through the VirtualBox top menu.

I really hope this helps others.

Thanks that worked for me!

Can you click my thanks button, bbwarmth? I'd like to start getting a few of those, I did spend a lot of time on this.

Thanks LetsTether, this is a good reference for those who are using a vm. I am on Linux now, but have rooted my phones on a Windows machine so I have never had this issue. Sounds like the adb server needs to be killed and restarted in the VM, something that could be added to the script but maybe not necessary...

So, now what are you plans?

Thanks, Herold,

I just wanted to make sure anyone on a Mac who may already have a Windows VM installed on VirtualBox would have that critical instruction, toggling VirtualBox's USB Device enable/disable when you get to 'waiting for fastboot'.

I have a couple Oracle Linux VMs already installed, and I was hoping to avoid the hassle of installing a new Ubuntu VM, and this allowed me to do that.

I work a lot. Right now I'm enjoying the wifi tethering but I'll probably get into flashing a ROM when I have some spare time. Where can I research killer features that I should be enjoying now?

I am going to be shameless here and say CM 7.2!!!!

You will have more options than you will know what to do with and you will experience what Android has the potential to be, and is. You will notice how much it resembles the stock ICS feel, and this was all in the works well before ICS dropped... You may or may not know but Samsung actually hired Steve Kondik (cyanogen) right before the Galaxy Nexus dropped... I'm not saying directly he had anything to do with ICS but... Im just saying...

Ok rant is over. AOKP is also going to blow your mind! Now both of these builds are based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project) AKA pure Google with custom mods. They are very far from HTC's Sense, that you are used to on your phone now but are similar enough that you will find your way around..

Don't worry, once you start you won't be able to quit for a while until you have a break down and have to enter rehab and settle with something... They call it Flashaholism... Have a read through my blog and see if anything peaks your interest, i have some tutorial's and reviews.