This patch fixes the usage of medium and media in the documentation and in QEMU messages.
one CDROM = medium (not media) two or more CDROMs = media (not medias) Please correct me if I was wrong - I'm not a native speaker but tried my best and looked at AskOxford. Stefan
Index: qemu-doc.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/qemu-doc.texi,v retrieving revision 1.136 diff -u -b -B -r1.136 qemu-doc.texi --- qemu-doc.texi 19 Mar 2007 15:17:08 -0000 1.136 +++ qemu-doc.texi 30 Mar 2007 18:34:18 -0000 @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ @itemize @minus @item -Remove or insert removable medias images +Remove or insert removable media images (such as CD-ROM or floppies) @item @@ -842,10 +842,10 @@ Quit the emulator. @item eject [-f] device -Eject a removable media (use -f to force it). +Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it). @item change device filename -Change a removable media. +Change a removable medium. @item screendump filename Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}. @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive. -Currently there is no specific code to handle removable medias, so it +Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to change or eject media. @item Hard disks @@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM. -Currently there is no specific code to handle removable medias, so it +Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to change or eject media. Index: monitor.c =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/monitor.c,v retrieving revision 1.68 diff -u -b -B -r1.68 monitor.c --- monitor.c 19 Mar 2007 15:17:08 -0000 1.68 +++ monitor.c 30 Mar 2007 18:45:12 -0000 @@ -1215,9 +1215,9 @@ { "q|quit", "", do_quit, "", "quit the emulator" }, { "eject", "-fB", do_eject, - "[-f] device", "eject a removable media (use -f to force it)" }, + "[-f] device", "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)" }, { "change", "BF", do_change, - "device filename", "change a removable media" }, + "device filename", "change a removable medium" }, { "screendump", "F", do_screen_dump, "filename", "save screen into PPM image 'filename'" }, { "log", "s", do_log,