Re: [Xen-users] block attach in windows HVM guest

[Alexandre Chapellon <alexandre.chapellon@xxxxxxx>]

I have another Debian dom0 runing HVM windows 2003R2 flawlessly. I can mount and unmount CD Even if the VM was *created* without any cdrom.
That's what makes me thinks I have configuration mistake (I have to say that the working dom0 is not up to date and claim for update of linux-imge-2.6.26-2-xen and its modules).

Anyhow, I'll try to see if blank CD is a efficient workaournd. Thanks for this idea.


Le vendredi 13 août 2010 à 10:52 +1000, Adam Goryachev a écrit :
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> On 13/08/10 10:36, Alexandre Chapellon wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm facing a quite starnge issue.
> > 
> > I am using Xen 3.2.1 that is bundled in debian Lenny.
> > Unfortunately in the cdrom never appear in the windows explorer whereas
> > the windows device manager show up a new Xen Black Device driver. Even
> > further, if I have to detach the block device. Windows guest pops up
> > telling me that the device (that I can't see) can now be removed.... :/!
> > If I add the config informations in the config file and recreate the
> > guest... the CDRom appear at boot time. But of course reboot is not an
> > acceptable way of mounting a cd, even for a windows user! :)
> > 
> > Does anyone has ever faced that? Or nay idea?
>
> The only method I found that worked was to ensure the device exists at
> boot time, then you can change the CD at any time without a reboot.
> Though I also found very strange behaviour within windows if I tried to
> 'remove' the CD by pointing it to /dev/null.... Perhaps it would be
> better to create a "blank cd" ie, an iso file with no files in it to use
> as the bootup iso file. This was with windows 2008R2 and debian lenny xen...
>
> PS, the only other option I can think of is you might need to manually
> allocate a drive letter in windows before it will show up in My Computer...
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Regards,
> Adam
>
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