>Message rejected by filter rule match whoops - sorry, i forgot that attachments are problematic with mailing lists.
>do you probably know if it works with vmware? (i.e. after doing the first 2 >modprobe commands i >assume the device will show up in vmware gui - see attached screenshot for >what i mean) the mentioned attachment is at http://www.computerkeek.de/projects/virtual-usb/screenshot.png now roland ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alan Stern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] Virtual USB mass storage - anyone ? Hello Alan, > I don't know about Windows, but in Linux you can use the loop driver > (/dev/loop0) and the losetup program. yes, sure - that`s easy - i already know - using it quite often. > $SUBJECT says "Virtual USB mass storage" but the text of your message > only says "virtual mass storage device" without the USB, so it's not > exactly clear what you want. sorry to be unclear here. yes, it was really meant VIRTUAL USB mass storage. I want to attach a file to the linux system so that i looks like it`s a real USB mass storage device. I hope, i can attach it to vmware then - i.e. use it as a USB device within vmware. i gave this list another search today and i came across something interesting (being mentioned in some post): http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/file_storage.html this looks like what i need! if i read the some other docs correctly i should do modprobe dummy_hcd modprobe g_file_storage file=$backing_filename to make that virtual storage device appear and need to do modprobe usb-storage modprobe sd_mod when i want to use it (i.e. mount) on the host. can you confirm ? do you probably know if it works with vmware? (i.e. after doing the first 2 modprobe commands i assume the device will show up in vmware gui - see attached screenshot for what i mean) i need to setup a fresh system and recompile kernel/module - so if it`s known to fail, i could avoid wasting time. regards roland > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gesendet: 04.12.06 16:59:16 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Betreff: Re: [Linux-usb-users] Virtual USB mass storage - anyone ? > On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello ! > > > > I`m seeking for a solution, to map a file as virtual mass storage device > > for some time now. > > > > In theory, i think this should be possible - but i searched the net for > > some long time now and didn`t find any solution, neither windows nor > > linux. > > > > this would be useful for easy exchange of data between vmware virtual > > machine and host operating system (think of virtual usb stick) or this > > would be useful for testing purpose. > > > > for example, here is another person requesting it in the vmware forum, > > so i think i`m not alone and this demand isn`t too weird: > > > > http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=521858 > > > > does anybody know about an existing solution or is anybody working on > > this (on linux). it doesn`t matter for me if this exists for linux or > > windows, but maybe chances being better that it exists or being > > developed for linux, so that`s why i`m asking here. > > I don't know about Windows, but in Linux you can use the loop driver > (/dev/loop0) and the losetup program. > > $SUBJECT says "Virtual USB mass storage" but the text of your message > only says "virtual mass storage device" without the USB, so it's not > exactly clear what you want. > > Alan Stern > > ______________________________________________________________________________ "Ein Herz für Kinder" - Ihre Spende hilft! Aktion: www.deutschlandsegelt.de Unser Dankeschön: Ihr Name auf dem Segel der 1. deutschen America's Cup-Yacht! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
