Re: [Xen-users] Question Fe and BE device

[Mike McClurg <mike.mcclurg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/06/11 08:20, Jeroen Groenewegen van der Weyden wrote:
> Anybody?
>
> How the expose the front end cdrom as /dev/sr0 instead of /dev/hdc  in
> the domU
>
> mfg,
> Jeroen
>
> Op 23-5-2011 11:32, Jeroen Groenewegen van der Weyden schreef:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I try to install some applications on XEN. These applications have a
> > automated install and are based on SLES10SP3. During the installation
> > the device searches for /dev/sr0. Which fails in the xen enviroment. I
> > now make a work around with booting a rescue system and mounting
> > /dev/hdc and so on. But it should not be that difficult to install
> > something into XEN.
> >
> > Can Somebody shed some light on how to make /dev/sr0 available for domu
> >
> >
> > mfg,
> > Jeroen
Isn't there a configuration option in your application that will let you 
specify the proper cdrom device? Have you tried making a symlink from 
/dev/sr0 to /dev/hdc? Have you tried making the SLES domU an HVM guest 
instead of PV?
Mike

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