On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
-it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
-@file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
+it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM.
@table @code
@item CD
removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
+Use of the host's floppy device is deprecated, and support for it will
+be removed in a future release.
@item Hard disks
Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
(@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
@var{server} specifies the server where the volume file specification for
the given volume resides. This can be either hostname, ipv4 address
or ipv6 address. ipv6 address needs to be within square brackets [ ].
-If transport type is unix, then @var{server} field should not be specifed.
+If transport type is unix, then @var{server} field should not be specified.
Instead @var{socket} field needs to be populated with the path to unix domain
socket.