On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 8:03 PM Brian Inglis <brian.ing...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> On 2023-11-06 09:26, Eliot Moss via Cygwin wrote: > > On 11/6/2023 11:11 AM, Jānis Ķengurs via Cygwin wrote: > >> On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 5:50 PM Brian Inglis <brian.ing...@shaw.ca> > wrote: > >> > >>> On 2023-10-31 16:58, Jānis Ķengurs via Cygwin wrote: > >>>> I wanted to use some KVM or Qemu or something on linux and windows > that > >>> can > >>>> fast open iso files for testing > >>>> Downloaded on Windows 10 > >>> > >>> You can mount ISOs directly on linux with the loop option and module: > >>> > >>> https://www.howtogeek.com/168137/mount-an-iso-image-in-linux/ > >>> > >>> and on Windows directly: > >>> > >>> > https://www.windowscentral.com/how-mount-or-unmount-iso-images-windows-10 > >>> > >>> and that may make them visible in Cygwin. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada > >>> > >>> La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved > >>> non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more > to > >>> add > >>> > >> But i cant install virt-manager to use iso files. > >> In it can open iso files. > >> I cant install virt-manager from cygwin any new or old installers, they > all > >> download latest mirror file list and it doesnt have python2 needed for > >> installing virt-manager. > > > > What I believe Brian was trying to tell you is that you don't have to > > have virt-manager in order to mount and use ISO files under Windows. > > Once the ISO drive is mounted, it should be visible to Cygwin as an > > ordinary drive under /cygdrive according to its drive letter. > > > > This does not make virt-manager work; instead it avoids the need for > > it. > > Thanks Eliot, > > Indeed, that is what I was trying to point out, and if by "use" you really > mean > *boot* into a VM from an ISO, virt-manager is not the only way to get VMs > running, most VM hosts provide their own VMM and boot to at least install > from > ISO files. > > But i dont need to mount iso files, i need virt-manager to boot iso in windows to install virtual machine and open it when i need it. But i can boot iso with https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/wincdemu-portable But i need to run lxd in virt-manager to boot virtual machine from iso installing it on virt-manager Found also https://multipass.run/ but it only gives cli but i need virt-manager to load iso gui. > -- > Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved > non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to > add > mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to > cut > -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry > BB Save a tree. Please don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary. ᐧ -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
