On Jun 24, 2013 3:28 PM, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:> > Not unless you explicitly force the OS to include a driver.http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK#-_Drivers_that_detect_the_MEMDISK_mapped_floppy.2Fdisk.2FISO_image> mattias <mj at mjw.se> wrote: > > >ah i meen that > >so i can boot e.g windows xp? > >let's say > >i install a xp image with kvm > >and booting it with memdisk > >will it work? > >how about drivers? > >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: > >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? > >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you > >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. > >> > >> -hpa > >> > >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevity and lack of formatting. > _______________________________________________ > Syslinux mailing list > Submissions to Syslinux at zytor.com > Unsubscribe or set options at: > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. >
yes............ if i boot the image with winvblock or the oter if the image starts fine will sound and usb work? On 2013-06-24 23:23, Gene Cumm wrote:> > > On Jun 24, 2013 3:28 PM, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com > <mailto:hpa at zytor.com>> wrote: > > > > Not unless you explicitly force the OS to include a driver. > > http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK#-_Drivers_that_detect_the_MEMDISK_mapped_floppy.2Fdisk.2FISO_image > > > mattias <mj at mjw.se <mailto:mj at mjw.se>> wrote: > > > > >ah i meen that > > >so i can boot e.g windows xp? > > >let's say > > >i install a xp image with kvm > > >and booting it with memdisk > > >will it work? > > >how about drivers? > > >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: > > >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? > > >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you > > >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. > > >> > > >> -hpa > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevity and lack of formatting. > > _______________________________________________ > > Syslinux mailing list > > Submissions to Syslinux at zytor.com <mailto:Syslinux at zytor.com> > > Unsubscribe or set options at: > > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. > > >
Yes. I don't know why you'd wonder about those, in particular, though. :) Sent from my iPod On Jun 25, 2013, at 2:01, mattias <mj at mjw.se> wrote:> yes............ > if i boot the image with winvblock or the oter > if the image starts fine > will sound and usb work? > On 2013-06-24 23:23, Gene Cumm wrote: >> >> >> On Jun 24, 2013 3:28 PM, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com <mailto:hpa at zytor.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Not unless you explicitly force the OS to include a driver. >> >> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK#-_Drivers_that_detect_the_MEMDISK_mapped_floppy.2Fdisk.2FISO_image >> >> > mattias <mj at mjw.se <mailto:mj at mjw.se>> wrote: >> > >> > >ah i meen that >> > >so i can boot e.g windows xp? >> > >let's say >> > >i install a xp image with kvm >> > >and booting it with memdisk >> > >will it work? >> > >how about drivers? >> > >On 2013-06-24 20:40, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> > >> On 06/24/2013 09:00 AM, mattias wrote: >> > >>> ccan i boot images created by kvm with memdisc? >> > >> Boot, yes. In the *general case* they will not run, however, as you >> > >> need a driver to detect and mount the memdisk once the OS is running. >> > >> >> > >> -hpa >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > -- >> > Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse brevity and lack of formatting. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Syslinux mailing list >> > Submissions to Syslinux at zytor.com <mailto:Syslinux at zytor.com> >> > Unsubscribe or set options at: >> > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux >> > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Syslinux mailing list > Submissions to Syslinux at zytor.com > Unsubscribe or set options at: > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. >