> -----Original Message----- > From: John A. Wallace [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:14 AM > To: 'Community mailing list of VirtualBox users' > Subject: [VBox-users] Using the host's CD/DVD drive > > Hi. I have a VM that runs its OS entirely in RAM by virtually booting > from an ISO file on the host drive. I would like to make use also of > the hosts CD/DVD drive for writing data to a DVD placed in it. It is > capable of writing DVD/RW. I looked at the manual of VirtualBox Help > file, and I found this information: > The standard CD/DVD emulation allows for reading standard data CD and > DVD formats only. As an experimental feature, for additional > capabilities, it is possible to give the guest direct access to the > CD/DVD host drive by enabling "passthrough" mode. Depending on the host > hardware, this may enable three things to work, potentially: > CD/DVD writing from within the guest, if the host DVD drive is > a CD/DVD writer; playing audio CDs; playing encrypted > DVDs. > There is a "Passthrough" checkbox in the GUI dialog for configuring the > media attached to a storage controller, or you can use the -- > passthrough option with VBoxManage storageattach; see Section 8.18, > VBoxManage storageattach for details. > I looked around for that Passthrough checkbox in the GUI dialog, but > I do not see it. Also, since this VM is virtually booting and ISO > file, there is already a device in the Storage Tree section under IDE > Controller. It is identified by the name of the ISO file, and its > attributes appear as CD/DVD Drive on IDE Secondary Master. Since I now > want another DVD drive, that is, the hosts drive, I assume should add > it here as the IDE Primary Master. Does that not sound right, or where > can I get additional information about making this kind of > configuration with VirtualBox? Thanks.
Good news! I have found the option for Passthrough mode in the GUI of VirtualBox. On my system it showed up only when I had set up the VM not to have a hard disk also. This makes sense, too, tht I should need to write to a DVD when there is no hard disk present. However, I think it should be an option also when there is a hard disk present. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
