Got it It has to be scsi For the sake of someone who faces this issue, one can use this
-drive id=cdrom0,if=none,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/var/virt/SRC/Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_Arm64.iso -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi0 -device scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,drive=cdrom0 to correctly define the cdrom On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM Bhasker C V <bhas...@unixindia.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am using qemu-system-aarch64 and using this option to add a cdrom for > install > > -drive file=../SRC/Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_Arm64.iso,media=cdrom > > But in the qemu monitor I am not able to eject the cdrom or change the > media > > I see this > > (qemu) info block > ... > virtio1 (#block551): ../SRC/Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_Arm64.iso > (raw, read-only) > Attached to: /machine/peripheral-anon/device[5]/virtio-backend > Cache mode: writeback > > > > and when I do a change I get this > > (qemu) change virtio2 /tmp/a > Error: Device 'virtio2' is not removable > > > could someone help please ? > thanks >
