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5.2.4 Options
Figure 5-11 USB mass storage option
Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) if no image file
is currently loaded. If unset, and no file image will be found it may happen that the host system
will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order, or the boot manager (LILO, GRUB). This
case was reported for some Windows versions (2000, XP), other OS might not be fully excluded.
This behavior depends on the BIOS version used in that machine.
To set this option, press the button “Apply”
.
5.2.5 Creating an Image
5.2.5.1 Creating Floppy Images
UNIX and UNIX-like OS
To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is
included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux).
To create a floppy image file, copy the contents of a floppy to a file. You can use the following
command:
dd
[
if=/dev/fd0
] [
of=/tmp/floppy.image
]
dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/fd0, and saves the output in the specified output
file /tmp/floppy.image. Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs (input device etc.)
MS Windows
You can use the tool “Raw Write for Windows”. It is included on the CD ROM shipped with
IP-KVM.
