Hi folks,

Just a quick mention that Linux KVM (free virtualization stack) now supports both serial and USB pass through. Consequently, one is able to use the Rio tools within a Windows 98/2K/whatever guest. In order to do this you will either need a *very* recent libvirt and virt-manager that supports setting these options, or you can just edit the following file (example with serial):

/etc/libvirt/qemu/<yourvirtualmachine>.xml

Add the following:

<serial type='dev'>
<source path='/dev/ttyS0'/>
<target port='1'/>
</serial>

This will pass through "COM1" to Linux native first serial port (/dev/ttyS0) from which you can then talk to the empeg via Hyperterminal (to confirm settings) and then Rio tools.

Just in case anyone else wants to try it.

Jon.