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Re: [Qemu-discuss] Host drive basics.
From: |
Dale R. Worley |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-discuss] Host drive basics. |
Date: |
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:45:59 -0500 |
> From: "Peter Easthope" <address@hidden>
> address@hidden:~$ sudo qemu-system-i386 -fda /dev/fd0 -vga std -boot a
> qemu-system-i386: -fda /dev/fd0: could not open disk image /dev/fd0:
> Input/output error
>
> I/O error? Why? Certainly it is read/writable.
>
> address@hidden:~$ ls -l /dev/fd0
> brw-rw---T 1 root floppy 2, 0 Nov 17 16:44 /dev/fd0
it's only read/writable if you're user root or in group floppy. So
I'd first check that the Qemu process has the right id's to access
/dev/fd0. Another check is to run "dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/null
count=1440" and see if you get an error. Even better, use dd to copy
the floppy's contents into a disk file and specify the disk file as
the argument to -fda -- the minimizes the chance that there is some
odd behavior of the /dev/fd0 device that is giving Qemu trouble.
Dale