"koffiejunkie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > I had to reload new firmware to a Packard Bell AudioKey FM player because I > > had stupidly reformatted the vfat fs on it. > > Problem: qemu' s USB service stinks, but it' s samba use is very good. Could > > not use it with the AudioKey inserted: system would hang. But it' s use of > > samba works out of the box. > > > > So: downloaded the free VMware server and installed that. > > Its USB service is excellent (but not for USB streaming devices) so I solved > > the firmware problem. (But it only works if you insert the key while the > > firmware is looking for it) > > > > But then I noticed that samba did not work on vmware XP but did on qemu XP. > > I'm not familiar with qemu. What do you mean by "it's use of samba works > out of the box"? Does qemu have it's own samba server built in or > something? >
Qemu is a Debian package. You install it and follow the directions in the man-page for the -smb option and when you have samba installed it just works. The problem as I indicated, is that -usb causes problems because of the nature of qemu' s usb driver. > I have samba set up on my debian box, vmware server on the same box, and > all the VMs can see the samba shares fine. I use either 'n private > subnet with NAT or bridged ethernet, depending on what I'm testing. > > If you're using bridged, then yes, you would have to adapt your > firewall, because the VM would connect to your external network > interface as if it is coming from outside. If your firewall explicitly > deals with your primary interface, you'll get away with not having to do > anything to it if you used a private subnet. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
