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Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU being able to use audio cdroms
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU being able to use audio cdroms |
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Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:11:41 +0100 |
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On 08/12/2015 20:00, Programmingkid wrote:
> > I haven't tested it, nobody has ever asked. I wouldn't reject patches
> > for such a feature, but I likely wouldn't make reviewing them a priority
> > either.
> >
> > I assume this would be primarily for emulating games/etc that use mixed
> > Data/Audio formats?
>
> That could be one reason to do it. I just thought it would be neat to be able
> to play CDs inside a guest.
It might work if you use a SCSI controller and "-device scsi-generic".
At least I could burn CDs a few years ago.
Of course, the audio would come directly out of the computer speakers,
without going through QEMU's backends.
Paolo