Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:28:26 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Virtualbox - no /dev/acd0 in VM even if it's booting from CD [SOLVED] Message-ID: <4D3EA5CA.7060704@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <4D3DF2A1.8030403@gmail.com> References: <4D3D7D0D.6090700@qeng-ho.org> <4D3DF2A1.8030403@gmail.com>
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On 01/24/11 21:44, Volodymyr Kostyrko wrote: > 24.01.2011 15:22, Arthur Chance wrote: >> I just upgraded to virtualbox-ose-3.2.12 (ditto the vbox kmod port), and >> then tried to install a new VM. It booted from the CD fine but >> sysinstall reported that it couldn't find a CD drive to install from. >> Booting another VM that already existed showed the same problem - >> /dev/ad0 exists but /dev/acd0 doesn't and there's no sign of it during >> the device detection part of the boot. >> >> Anyone else seeing this problem? [snip] > > VBoxManage showvminfo machine | grep Storage > > Most likely you are using ICH6 based IE controller. Try switching to PIIX4. That's fixed it. Many thanks.
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