Xen users - Apr 2010 - Attach Floppy drive to Windows XP domU

Hi All,

I am trying to attach floppy virtual image to Windows domU. Either it
is not attaching or domU is not showing floppy drive?

domU config:
1. disk = [ ''file:/root/xenwin.img,hda,w'',
''file:/opt/Windows-Xp.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'',
''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r'' ]
    boot = "cda"

In above format the window domU is booting but not showing floppy disk.

2. disk = [ ''file:/root/xenwin.img,hda,w'',
''file:/opt/Windows-Xp.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'',
''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd0:floppy,r'' ]
    boot = "cda"

In this domU does not boot and throw an error "Enable to find device
number (fd0)"

I have googled a lot but I could not see anyone with proper solution.

Any hint/suggestion will be really helpful

Thanks in advance.

Tej

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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Tej <bewith.tej@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to attach floppy virtual image to Windows domU. Either it
> is not attaching or domU is not showing floppy drive?
>
> domU config:
> 1. disk = [ ''file:/root/xenwin.img,hda,w'',
> ''file:/opt/Windows-Xp.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'',
> ''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r'' ]
>    boot = "cda"
>
> In above format the window domU is booting but not showing floppy disk.

Try

disk = [ ''file:/root/xenwin.img,hda,w'',
 ''file:/opt/Windows-Xp.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'',]
fda=''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r''
boot = "cda"

run "xm create --help_config" for details.

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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net>
wrote:
> fda=''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r''
Sorry, that should be

fda=''/root/win-boot.img''

also make sure that xen can access the image. Usually selinux and
friends (if active) only allows access to certain directories
(/var/lib/xen/images is a good start), and /root is usually a
restricted area.

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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net>
wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net>
wrote:
>> fda=''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r''
>
> Sorry, that should be
>
> fda=''/root/win-boot.img''
I will try and get back ASAP
>
> also make sure that xen can access the image. Usually selinux and
> friends (if active) only allows access to certain directories
> (/var/lib/xen/images is a good start), and /root is usually a
> restricted area.
Probably the reason. Let me try this.
>
> --
> Fajar
thanks for your reply.
>
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:39:22AM +0530, Tej wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net>
wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha
<fajar@fajar.net> wrote:
> >> fda=''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r''
> >
> > Sorry, that should be
> >
> > fda=''/root/win-boot.img''
> 
> I will try and get back ASAP
> 
> >
> > also make sure that xen can access the image. Usually selinux and
> > friends (if active) only allows access to certain directories
> > (/var/lib/xen/images is a good start), and /root is usually a
> > restricted area.
> 
> Probably the reason. Let me try this.
> 
I just added an entry about this to:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems

-- Pasi


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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi>
wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:39:22AM +0530, Tej wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha
<fajar@fajar.net> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha
<fajar@fajar.net> wrote:
>> >> fda=''file:/root/win-boot.img,fd:floppy,r''
>> >
>> > Sorry, that should be
>> >
>> > fda=''/root/win-boot.img''
>>
>> I will try and get back ASAP
>>
>> >
>> > also make sure that xen can access the image. Usually selinux and
>> > friends (if active) only allows access to certain directories
>> > (/var/lib/xen/images is a good start), and /root is usually a
>> > restricted area.
>>
>> Probably the reason. Let me try this.
>>
>
> I just added an entry about this to:
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems
It worked like a charm.

thanks
>
> -- Pasi
>
>
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