From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anthony Liguori Subject: Re: accessing USB disk-on-key from windows (under KVM) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:25:24 -0500 Message-ID: <469BB814.6050700@codemonkey.ws> References: <469BB64B.7060009@qumranet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, Ian Brown To: Avi Kivity Return-path: In-Reply-To: <469BB64B.7060009-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Avi Kivity wrote: > Ian Brown wrote: > >> Hello, >> Is there a way to access a USB disk-on-key from windows which runs on >> Linux under KVM? >> >> >> > > You can add it as a regular disk (-hdb /dev/sdb or whatever it's called; > make sure it isn't mounted in the host) or maybe via the -usbdevice > option (don't know if/how that works at all). > You have three options: 1) Expose it as -hdb /dev/sdb 2) Expose it as an emulated USB disk -usbdevice disk:/dev/sdb 3) Pass it through directly to the guest by disabling Linux from using the device and then passing it through with -usbdevice host:x.y #1 will perform the best #2 will give you the give you the most flexibility (you can remove the disk and insert at run time) #3 would allow you to support exotic disks that go beyond the standard mass storage specification. I'd recommend using #2. Regards, Anthony Liguori ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/