#137 CDROM eject doesn't work via Qemu Monitor

[Technologov]

When ejecting CD/DVD via Qemu monitor, then inserting another CD, the first CD is always shown, instead of the newly inserted one, unless I eject the CD from the guest.

This bug prevents setup of Windows XP Tablet Edition, because this OS requires 2 CDs to install, and since this is Windows there are no workarounds.

Guest: any Windows, especially Windows XP Tablet Edition.

Host: Fedora7, 64-bit, Intel CPU, KVM-45.

Other KVM versions and -no-kvm didn't help.

-Alexey Technologov. 7.oct.2007.

[Neo Jia]

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Can you try "change cdrom /dev/scd0" after you insert the 2nd disc?

Thanks,
Neo

[Technologov]

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chenghuan_jia:

I have tried that too, with the exception that I used ISO instead of real CD-ROM.

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[Wilco]

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It works for me (with some quirks) if I first eject the old CD:

eject ide1-cd0

Then change to the new one:
change ide1-cd0 /path/to/newiso.iso

This does not always seem to work. Sometimes you have to access your CDROM (from the installation) so windows finds no cd. Then repeat these steps.

Hope this helps.

[Jes Sorensen]

Works fine here under Fedora 14:

A change like this was detected instantly:
(qemu) eject drive-ide0-1-0
(qemu) change drive-ide0-1-0 en_winxp_sp1a_tablet_pc_cd1.iso

Closing

Jes