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RE: [Xen-users] how to make usb drive work with domU ?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of anant
> Sent: 28 February 2007 09:10
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] how to make usb drive work with domU ?
>
>
> Hi thanks for the reply..
> How can i export the phy. drive to guest.
> Can you pls provide me with exact command and steps..
xm block-attach <domain> <backdev> <frontdev> <mode>
For example:
xm block-attach my-domain phy:/dev/sdb1 hdb r
Of course, you can also add it to the config file if you wish to do this
statically - in which case you just use the disk= statement to add the
block-device.
--
Mats
> Thanks
>
> Mark Williamson wrote:
> >
> >> Hia..
> >> If i am not wrong, in past someone told me that USB Drive
> can be accessed
> >> in virtual machine by configuring it.
> >> So could any one just let me know how to get hold of this issue....
> >
> > In the special case of a USB drive, plug it into dom0 and
> export the phy:
> > device corresponding to it into the guest. Look up what
> device your USB
> > drive is in dom0 (e.g. look in the dmesg output), then use
> that as the
> > phy:
> > device to export. In the guest it'll appear as a normal
> hard drive.
> > *however* the guest won't know it's a USB drive, so you
> need to unmount it
> > (or equivalent) to make sure the data is flushed before you
> remove the USB
> > stick (and then you should probably xm block-remove before
> you unplug the
> > stick).
> >
> > The other posters in this thread have been talking about
> dedicating a host
> > USB
> > port to guest control: that can be done in principle, but
> support seems to
> > be
> > buggy at the moment.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
> >
> > --
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> And no pedals!
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> skateboard?
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> >
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