Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:06:01 -0700 From: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@mittelstaedt.us> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem accessing cd/dvd drive Message-ID: <4C2C3049.2030002@mittelstaedt.us> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.1.10.1006301341580.17355@neu.net> References: <alpine.BSF.1.10.1006301341580.17355@neu.net>
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Create an ISO file from the DVD Attach the ISO file to the VirtualBox session through the usual mechanism. Ted On 6/30/2010 7:14 AM, AN wrote: > Hi VBox Team: > > Many thanks for all your work to get VBox running on FreeBSD. I am > trying to use a program called Rosetta Stone on WinXP, but I am having > trouble with the DVD drive. > > I was able to install the application from the CD. However, the way the > program works I need to access a disk in the DVD drive that has data the > program needs. > > System info: > > virtualbox-ose-3.2.6 A general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware > virtualbox-ose-kmod-3.2.6 VirtualBox kernel module for FreeBSD > FreeBSD quadcore.fu.bar 8.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE #18: Wed > Jun 30 01:48:54 > # kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 28 0xffffffff80100000 d6ea38 kernel > 2 1 0xffffffff80e6f000 24e48 snd_hda.ko > 3 2 0xffffffff80e94000 75638 sound.ko > 4 1 0xffffffff80f0a000 5328 atapicam.ko > 6 3 0xffffffff81c55000 41308 linux.ko > 7 1 0xffffffff81c97000 45fe0 vboxdrv.ko > 8 1 0xffffffff81e22000 3a1f linprocfs.ko > 9 1 0xffffffff81e26000 991e53 nvidia.ko > > # ps -aux | grep hal > haldaemon 1278 0.0 0.1 29788 3528 ?? Is 2:06AM 0:06.08 /usr/local/sbin/hald > root 1282 0.0 0.0 17908 2200 ?? I 2:06AM 0:00.03 hald-runner > root 1312 0.0 0.0 16592 0 ?? IW - 0:00.00 hald-addon-mouse-sysmouse: > /dev/ums0 (hald-addon- > root 1325 0.0 0.0 11500 1392 ?? S 2:06AM 0:05.33 hald-addon-storage: > /dev/cd0 (hald-addon-storage) > root 1777 0.0 0.1 31048 3932 ?? I 2:08AM 0:01.28 > /usr/local/libexec/gvfs-hal-volume-monitor > root 70656 0.0 0.0 9092 1156 4 S+ 4:51PM 0:00.00 grep hal > > As per the wiki I tried to set the following, but it did not work: > the example config of /etc/devfs.conf: > > perm cd0 0660 > perm xpt0 0660 > perm pass0 0660 > > > When I insert the DVD, Windows reads the disk and opens a window called > "Autoplay Application". In the window there is a button that says Run > Rosetta Stone. When I click on the Run button, I get a error window > "Cannot locate the DVD-ROM". The message in the window says "Please > insert the correct DVD-ROM, and restart application". So, the problem is > that I cannot read from the DVD drive inside a WinXP VM. Any advice > would be really appreciated. > > Thanks in advance > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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