Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-03 Thread Programmingkid
On Sep 3, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Programmingkid writes: > >> On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> >>> Programmingkid writes: >>> On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: >> >>

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-03 Thread Markus Armbruster
Programmingkid writes: > On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> Programmingkid writes: >> >>> On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: [snip]

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-03 Thread Programmingkid
On Sep 3, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Programmingkid writes: > >> On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> > The following works for me: >>>

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-03 Thread Markus Armbruster
Programmingkid writes: > On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >> [snip] >> The following works for me: $ echo foo > bar $ x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -qm

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-03 Thread Markus Armbruster
Max Reitz writes: > On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > > [snip] > >>> The following works for me: >>> >>> $ echo foo > bar >>> $ x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -qmp stdio -usb -cdrom >>> ~/tmp/archlinux-2015.07.01-dual.iso -enable-

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-02 Thread Programmingkid
On Sep 2, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > > [snip] > >>> The following works for me: >>> >>> $ echo foo > bar >>> $ x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -qmp stdio -usb -cdrom >>> ~/tmp/archlin

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-09-02 Thread Max Reitz
On 31.08.2015 22:33, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: [snip] >> The following works for me: >> >> $ echo foo > bar >> $ x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -qmp stdio -usb -cdrom >> ~/tmp/archlinux-2015.07.01-dual.iso -enable-kvm -m 512 >> {"QMP": {"version":

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 31, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 31.08.2015 22:13, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote:

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Max Reitz
On 31.08.2015 22:13, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: > I want to share files between my host and guest compu

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I want to add would be a new menu

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 31, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Programmingkid writes: > >> On Aug 31, 2015, at 3:52 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: >> >>> Programmingkid writes: >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >>

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Markus Armbruster
Programmingkid writes: > On Aug 31, 2015, at 3:52 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> Programmingkid writes: >> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 27.0

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 31, 2015, at 3:52 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote: > Programmingkid writes: > >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: >> I wa

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Markus Armbruster
MagicCat Software writes: > On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > >> On 08/29/2015 11:36 AM, Programmingkid wrote: >> > Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and Apple not caring

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-31 Thread Markus Armbruster
Programmingkid writes: > On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: > I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I >>>

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-30 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 30, 2015, at 2:47 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > > > On 29/08/2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... >>> >>> Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and Apple >>> not caring enough about KVM. >> >> Fact, Apple ha

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-30 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 30/08/2015 02:02, Programmingkid wrote: >> > virt-manager is designed to be cross-platform compatible, and it IS >> > ported to Windows. If the port to Mac OS doesn't already work out of the >> > box, then I'm sure the virt-manager community would love patches. And >> > THAT is the gui app of

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 29/08/2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: > > > Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... > > > > Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and Apple > > not caring enough about KVM. > > Fact, Apple has made an hypervisor API available as of Mac OS 10.10, so w

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 29/08/2015 18:39, Max Reitz wrote: >> Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... > > Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and > Apple not caring enough about KVM. > > (And without KVM, people in turn don't care enough about OS X as a > qemu host.) > > (

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread MagicCat Software
On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > On 08/29/2015 11:36 AM, Programmingkid wrote: > >>> Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... >>> >>> Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and Apple >>> not caring enough about KVM. >> >> Fact, Apple

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:10 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > On 08/29/2015 01:34 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > Erm, well, I think I won't reply to that other than *cough* virt-manager *cough*. >>> >>> Linux exclusive probably. >> >> Your point? >> >> You said applications on Linux are generally more d

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:12 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > On 08/29/2015 02:18 PM, Programmingkid wrote: > >>> >>> (1) 'change' always uses 'raw' as the format, but the selector >>> apparently offers you the full range of image formats >>> (supportedImageFileTypes). >> >> So far it has worked out just f

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Eric Blake
On 08/29/2015 02:18 PM, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> (1) 'change' always uses 'raw' as the format, but the selector >> apparently offers you the full range of image formats >> (supportedImageFileTypes). > > So far it has worked out just fine. Doesn't QEMU detect the format itself? You DON'T want

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Eric Blake
On 08/29/2015 01:34 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> Erm, well, I think I won't reply to that other than *cough* virt-manager >>> *cough*. >> >> Linux exclusive probably. > > Your point? > > You said applications on Linux are generally more difficult to use than > comparable applications on OS X, by des

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Eric Blake
On 08/29/2015 11:36 AM, Programmingkid wrote: >> >>> Mac OS X is a second-class citizen in the QEMU world... >> >> Might have to do something with most (?) of it being non-free and Apple >> not caring enough about KVM. > > Fact, Apple has made an hypervisor API available as of Mac OS 10.10, so wh

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread MagicCat Software
On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote:

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I want to add would be a new menu

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 20:34, MagicCat Software wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > > [snip] > >>> User-friendliness is always expensive, >>> difficult to maintain, and a neverending source of complaints. >> >> Really? It has bee

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 3:34 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 29.08.2015 20:34, MagicCat Software wrote: >> >> On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Max Reitz wrote: >> >>> On 29.08.2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > > [snip] > If making QEMU more u

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Max Reitz
On 29.08.2015 20:34, MagicCat Software wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Max Reitz wrote: [snip] >> User-friendliness is always expensive, >> difficult to maintain, and a neverending source of complaints. > > Really? It has been months since Peter Maydell implemented my GUI patches > for

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Max Reitz
On 29.08.2015 20:34, MagicCat Software wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 29.08.2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: [snip] >>> If making QEMU more user-friendly is a crime, I plead guilty! >> >> Yes, in some peop

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Max Reitz
On 29.08.2015 19:36, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: >>> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: > I want to share files between my host and guest compu

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Max Reitz
On 29.08.2015 17:57, Programmingkid wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > >> On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: >>> I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I >>> want to add would be a new menu item in the Machine menu called "Mount >>> Image File...

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Programmingkid
On Aug 29, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Max Reitz wrote: > On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: >> I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I >> want to add would be a new menu item in the Machine menu called "Mount >> Image File...". When the user selects it, a file open dialog box >

Re: [Qemu-devel] Mount image file feature

2015-08-29 Thread Max Reitz
On 27.08.2015 03:05, G 3 wrote: > I want to share files between my host and guest computer. A feature I > want to add would be a new menu item in the Machine menu called "Mount > Image File...". When the user selects it, a file open dialog box > displays. The user can then select the image file wit