RE: [Xen-users] WinXP CD-ROM problems

["Tait Clarridge" <Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the phy:\ is removed it won't see it. That is a given, I haven't had
much luck with hooking xen to a physical cdrom device.

How did you copy the WinXP install disk? What messages are you getting,
is it from the Xen BIOS or something else...

I have had no issues installing Windows XP in Xen before... do you mind
posting your entire .hvm file and maybe the specs of your rig?

Thanks,
Tait

-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Just Anidiot
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:07 AM
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] WinXP CD-ROM problems

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tait Clarridge
<Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Just,
>
>  You need to change the CDROM part of the disk = to look like
>
>  'file:/opt/xen_stuff/winxp.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r'
>
>  That should solve your problem, but make sure you remove the
>  'phy:/dev.....' line as well as it will conflict.
>

This didn't solve the problem with WinXP thinking the disk is corrupted.

Also I want WinXP to be able to access both the iso and the real
physical CDROM on the box.  If I take out the 2nd CDROM (the one with
phy:/dev...) WinXP doesn't seem to know anything about the physical
one.

What can I do?

Thanks.


>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Just
Anidiot
>  Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:26 AM
>  To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Subject: [Xen-users] WinXP CD-ROM problems
>
>  I'm running Xen on RHEL5.
>
>  I've got two problems with CD-ROMs.
>
>  In my .hvm file, I've got the following line:
>
>  disk = [ 'phy:/dev/VG_Guests/WinXP-001,ioemu:hda,w',
>  'file:/opt/xen_stuff/winxp.iso,hdc:cdrom,w',
>  'phy:/dev/scd0,hdd:cdrom,r' ]
>
>  The first CD-ROM,  (the one linking to the file winxp.iso), appears
to
>  WinXP to be corrupted.  I'm able to mount that iso in the main OS so
>  I'm thinking this is just some weird Xen/WinXP problem.  I'm not sure
>  when this started as it is the WinXP Install disk and I don't
normally
>  need it.  It worked originally when I set this up.
>
>  The next and more pressing problem is that when I pop a CD into the
>  CD-ROM drive, WinXP 99 times out of 100 doesn't realize a new disk
has
>  been inserted and doesn't update the listing.  This has made
>  installing new software impossible.
>
>  Can someone please help?
>
>  Thanks in advance.
>
>  -J
>
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