Xen users - Jun 2008 - attaching floppy to images to domu

Hello everybody,

I''am trying to make an installation of a sles9 based system. In order
to
install this system after booting a floppy disk (or usb) should be 
"inserted" with a auto configuration file.

My problem is what ever I try I can not attach a floppy image to the 
sles9. the command I tried is

xm block-attach <dom nr> file://path/to/floppy.img /dev/fd0 w

After this command I see the device attached with the block-list 
command. but sles9 does not recognize the img file. I made same 
variations the device eg /dev/fd or /dev/fda but nothing seems to do the 
trick

also attaching it at boottime in the configuration file does is not 
successful: disk:
[ ''hd'', ''cdrom'',
''file:/path/to/floppy.img,fd0:floppy,w''  ] several
variations on this without success.

setup
xen 3.2.1
dom0 : opensuse 11.0 (64 bit).
domu: sles9

Any body any idea?

thank in advance

Isidoros.


_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

> Hello everybody,
> 
> I''am trying to make an installation of a sles9 based system. In
order
to
> install this system after booting a floppy disk (or usb) should be
> "inserted" with a auto configuration file.
> 
AFAIK, you can''t attach and detach a floppy disk/image at runtime, the
best you can do is put something like:

"
fda = ''/installmedia/IDR/floppy.img''
"

in your config.

James

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

Thank you james,

But I don''t get this to work with the suggested command.
also A window2003 installation did not recognize the floppy with the 
command.

xen setup
xen 3.2.1
dom0 opensuse 11.0


any other tips?

best regards,

isidoros.

James Harper wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I''am trying to make an installation of a sles9 based system.
In order
>>     
> to
>   
>> install this system after booting a floppy disk (or usb) should be
>> "inserted" with a auto configuration file.
>>
>>     
>
> AFAIK, you can''t attach and detach a floppy disk/image at runtime,
the
> best you can do is put something like:
>
> "
> fda = ''/installmedia/IDR/floppy.img''
> "
>
> in your config.
>
> James
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG. 
> Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1524 - Release Date: 28-6-2008
19:42
>   

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

hi again,

any body any further idea''s

I also tried to make the usb work, by adding in the config

monitor=1
usb=1
usbdevice= [ ''host:0234:0234'' ] (where the hex is the value
given by
lsusb on the host )

but also no usb in domU.

As I''m new to xen, I think i forget something small but important. 
anybody please?

best regards,

Isidoros.



James Harper wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I''am trying to make an installation of a sles9 based system.
In order
>>     
> to
>   
>> install this system after booting a floppy disk (or usb) should be
>> "inserted" with a auto configuration file.
>>
>>     
>
> AFAIK, you can''t attach and detach a floppy disk/image at runtime,
the
> best you can do is put something like:
>
> "
> fda = ''/installmedia/IDR/floppy.img''
> "
>
> in your config.
>
> James
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG. 
> Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1524 - Release Date: 28-6-2008
19:42
>   

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@lists.xensource.com
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users