Hi, On 03/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
You can use the gadget driver for usb mass storage together with the virtual USB host that lets you attach the virtual guest devices. Another possibility is reusing the code from QEMU to make a kernel module, it contains a USB mass storage emulator in hw/usb-msd.c. This code is cross-platform. You can also directly launch qemu with "-usb -usbdevice msd:" and use the device inside a VM. I have no idea if this works with VMware and I would never recommend VMware to anyone as it's proprietary and closed-source. Regards, Andrzej ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
