Hi, > My questions are as follows: > 1) I know -hdc and -cdrom cannot be called at the same time, but i have > no luck getting an image to be mounted with -hdb or -hdd.
For -cdrom you need ISO images. For -hd[a-d] you need harddisk-images, which are done like this dd id=/dev/hda of=myimage.img qemu -hda myimage.img You can´t dd a directory. You could mkisofs a directory or you could use the Samba sharing to hand over a directory. > The same image > I can successfully mount with -cdrom cannot be mounted with either -hdb > or -hdd, Then it´s likely an ISO image, and not a harddisk image. > What's up there. I could not figure out from the manuals if > these should just be dd'ed images a directory or iso? You have to dd a whole harddisk (not just a partition) > 2) Are floppy images restricted to exactly 1.44MB created with dd? I > cannot mount anything with the floppy switches either which is probably > a size constraint I dont meet. I don´t know. > 4) What is the attainable USB speed? Full USB-1 ? I think speed is something virtual at that point, but I am not sure. > 5) Are the serial and parallel ports running at native speed without > delays? You will always have delays in full-system emulation systems like Qemu. How large those are depends on a lot of factors, so you should measure it yourself, I guess. Best regards, Philipp Gühring