Re: [Mac-on-linux-users] Virtual CDROM MacOs9 Guest Installation Fail on Read CDROM : ioctl: CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS: Invalid argument

[Andreas S. <sc...@su...>]

"S. Abidin" <nok...@gm...> writes:

> I dont use CDROM for Installation of MacOS 9
> This is My Configuration :
>
> blkdev:                 /dev/loop0      -cd -boot
> blkdev:         /media/flashdisk/macos/os.img   -rw -force
>
> /dev/loop0 is a losetup virtual loop device of Image CDROM HFS MacOS9
> Installation cd
> It is can be mounted normally using mount -t hfs /dev/loop0 /media/cdrom
>
>
> but cannot be run under startmol --cdboot
>
>
> ,,,,
>     CD   /dev/loop0       CD-ROM         <read-only>   ------ BOOT
>     Disk /media/flashdi..                <rw> 3072 MB
>
> ioctl: CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS: Invalid argument

A loop device is not a cdrom device, just a plain block device.  Try
removing the -cd switch.

Andreas.

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