On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:43:33PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From: Laurent Vivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED](none)>
>
> This patch allows to define where is connected the CDROM device (bus,
> unit).
> It extends the "-cdrom" syntax to add these paramaters:
>
> -cdrom file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m]
>
> where "type" defines the interface (by default, "ide")
> "n" defines the bus number (by default 1)
> "m" defines the unit number (by default 0)
Having a separately named arg just for CDROMs was always rather odd/unhelpful.
I'd suggest that we leave all the -hda,hdb,hdc,-cdrom,-fda,-fdb etc unchanged
and use the -disk for setting up all types of disks, floppys, cdroms, etc. It
would just require one extra field for the -disk arg:
-disk file[,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,mode=mode]
where "type" defines the interface. [ide,scsi,fd] (by default, "ide")
"n" defines the bus number (by default 1)
"m" defines the unit number (by default 0)
"mode" defines one of [disk,floppy,cdrom]
If we ever up able to emulate other types of SCSI / IDE devices (tape drives,
cdr, dvd perhaps) then the 'mode' can easily be extended to cover them.
Regards,
Dan.
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