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Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) as
long as 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 may not be fully excluded. This behaviour
depends on the BIOS version used in that machine.
To set this option press the Apply button.
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, 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
spec- ified output file /tmp/floppy.image. Adjust both parameters exactly
to your needs (input device etc.)
MS Windows
You can use the tool "RawWrite for Windows".
Select the tab Read from the menu. Enter (or choose) the name of the file in
which you would like to save the floppy content. Click on the Copy button to
initiate the image creation process. For related tools you may have a look at
the homepage of the fdos project
(http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/rawrite/).
Figure 64 RawWrite for Windows Selection Dialog
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