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Connecting Devices

The following sections describe how to use various devices with a virtual machine:

Using Parallel Ports

Installation in Guest Operating Systems

Configuring a Parallel Port on a Linux Host

Special Notes for the Iomega Zip Drive

Using Serial Ports

Using a Serial Port on the Host Computer

Using a File on the Host Computer

Connecting an Application on the Host to a Virtual Machine

Connecting Two Virtual Machines

Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users

Examples: Debugging over a Virtual Serial Port

Keyboard Mapping on a Linux Host

The Longer Story

V-Scan Code Table

Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine

Notes on USB Support in Version 5

Enabling and Disabling the USB Controller

Connecting USB Devices

Using USB with a Windows Host

Replacing USB 2.0 Drivers on a Windows 2000 Host

Using USB with a Linux Host

What Has Control over a USB Device?

Disconnecting USB Devices from a Virtual Machine

Human Interface Devices

Connecting to a Generic SCSI Device

Generic SCSI on a Windows Host Operating System

Generic SCSI on a Linux Host Operating System

Using Two-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (Experimental)

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