Is it possible to mount a HVM from an APPVM?

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Need to mount the windows hvm from an appvm to run some linux scripts.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

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MSQLI via Qubes OS Forum qubes_os@forum.qubes-os.org writes:

Need to mount the windows hvm from an appvm to run some linux scripts.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

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I have tried to create a Manjaro template a while ago. For me, a standalone Windows machine is much easier to create then an AppVM, since AppVMs require a template.

Well, if it’s not important for you to integrate your VM with Qubes,I think my old post might help you.

: )

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Trying to do this, so not sure its relevant, but thanks,

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Example: /dev/qubes_dom0/vm-debian-9-tmp-root

[user@dom0]$ dev=$(basename $(readlink /dev/YOUR_LVM_VG/YOUR_LVM_IMAGE))
[user@dom0]$ qubesdb-write /qubes-block-devices/$dev/desc “YOUR_LVM_IMAGE”

How do we find out the LVG image name/path?
What is “basename”?

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MSQLI via Qubes OS Forum qubes_os@forum.qubes-os.org writes:

  • MSQLI
    February 19

Example: /dev/qubes_dom0/vm-debian-9-tmp-root

[user@dom0]$ dev=$(basename $(readlink /dev/YOUR_LVM_VG/YOUR_LVM_IMAGE))
[user@dom0]$ qubesdb-write /qubes-block-devices/$dev/desc “YOUR_LVM_IMAGE”

How do we find out the LVG image name/path?

Look at /dev/qubes_dom0/ ; from here the names should be pretty obvious.

What is “basename”?

It is a shell command, like readlink. So you can learn more about it
with :
$ man basename
or
$ man readlink

Anyway good luck with https://wiki.ameliorated.info ; that is
interesting, indeed :wink:

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