I got a docking base with CDROM for my lenovo x230.
After connectin the base with the laptop
ls -l gives new devices cdrom and sr0
but Qubes Manager reports item “Attach/detach block devices” as shadowed, so nothing to do there.
Using the terminal
qvm-block -a dom0:sr0
gives error: invalid device name dom0:sr0
Is there a way to attach a CDROM to a VM?
best
Franz
Well, you can specify the cd-rom device to boot an HVM from it (see user docs), but AFAIK there's no way to just pass a cd-rom drive through to a VM by itself. (I seem to remember reading a message on here from Joanna implying that it's not possible, but maybe something has changed since then.)
Cdrom can be attached only when there is some media inside.
qvm-block -a <vm-name> dom0:sr0
but if I try to write something on the CD it keeps asking to insert CD or
DVD even if it is already inserted.
Best
Franz
Currently xen-blkback/front doesn't support burning CD/DVD...