Users Guide

Using and Configuring Virtual Media 147
How can I make my USB key bootable? Only USB keys with Windows 98 DOS can boot from the
Virtual Floppy. To configure your own bootable USB key, boot
to a Windows 98 startup disk and copy system files from the
startup disk to your USB key. For example, from the DOS
prompt, type the following command:
sys a: x: /s
where "x:" is the USB key you want to make bootable.
Do I need Administrator privileges to install the
ActiveX plug-in?
You must have Administrator or Power User privileges on
Windows systems to install the Virtual Media plug-in.
What privileges do I need to install and use the
Virtual Media plug-in on a Red Hat Linux
Management station?
You must have Write privileges on the browsers directory tree
to successfully install the Virtual Media plug-in.
I cannot locate my Virtual Floppy device on a
system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or the
SUSE Linux operating System. My Virtual Media
is attached and I am connected to my remote
floppy. What should I do?
Some Linux versions do not automount the Virtual Floppy
Drive and the Virtual CD drive in a similar manner. In order to
mount the Virtual Floppy Drive, locate the device node that
Linux assigns to the Virtual Floppy Drive. Perform the following
steps to correctly find and mount the Virtual Floppy Drive:
1 Open a Linux command prompt and run the following
command:
grep "Virtual Floppy" /var/log/messages
2 Locate the last entry to that message and note the time.
3 At the Linux prompt, run the following command:
grep "hh:mm:ss" /var/log/messages
where:
hh:mm:ss is the time stamp of the message returned by
grep in step 1.
4 In step 3, read the result of the grep command and locate the
device name that is given to the "Dell Virtual Floppy"
5 Ensure that you are attached and connected to the Virtual
Floppy Drive.
6 At the Linux prompt, run the following command:
mount /dev/sdx /mnt/floppy
where:
/dev/sdx is the device name found in step 4
/mnt/floppy is the mount point.
What file system types are supported on my
Virtual Floppy Drive or Virtual Flash?
Your Virtual Floppy Drive or Virtual Flash supports FAT16 or
FAT32 file systems.
Table 8-2. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued)
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