[libvirt-users] [virt-tools-list] Linux host / Windows guest sharing

[Jonathon Jongsma]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laszlo Pal (private)" <vlad at vlad.hu>
> To: "Jonathon Jongsma" <jjongsma at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Christophe Fergeau" <cfergeau at redhat.com>, libvirt-users at redhat.com, virt-tools-list at redhat.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:49:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] Linux host / Windows guest sharing
> 
> Thank you. It is clear now, so it was user error and I should read more
> documentation :)
> 
> Unfortunately drag and drop isn't working. Is there any prerequisite?
> My host is FC20 and guest is Win2k8 server
> 
> Thank you
> Vlad


The prerequisites should be the same as those for clipboard sharing.  I've just tried file transfer on win xp and windows 7 guests and they both work fine -- the file shows up on the desktop after it has finished transferring.  There's not a lot of user feedback while the transfer is happening though...

Jonathon


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> 
> On Thu 20 Mar 2014 05:42:40 PM CET, Jonathon Jongsma wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Laszlo Pal (private)" <vlad at vlad.hu>
> >> To: "Christophe Fergeau" <cfergeau at redhat.com>
> >> Cc: libvirt-users at redhat.com, virt-tools-list at redhat.com, "Jonathon
> >> Jongsma" <jjongsma at redhat.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:29:37 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] Linux host / Windows guest sharing
> >>
> >> Thank you. The clipboard sharing working now. Do you have any idea for
> >> the mount issue? I suppose there is a way to share a specific directory
> >> between the guest and host like I did with vbox for example
> >>
> >> What exact modules needed for this function?
> >>
> >> The error message I've got this:
> >>
> >> mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L hostshare /tmp/hostfiles
> >> mount: special device hostshare does not exist
> >>
> >> syslog:
> >> 9pnet_virtio: no channels available
> >>
> >> my modules
> >>
> >>
> >> 9pnet_rdma             12966  0
> >> rdma_cm                42325  1 9pnet_rdma
> >> ib_core                74297  6
> >> rdma_cm,ib_cm,ib_sa,iw_cm,9pnet_rdma,ib_mad
> >> 9pnet_virtio           17519  0
> >> virtio_ring            19975  3 virtio_balloon,9pnet_virtio,virtio_scsi
> >> virtio                 14172  3 virtio_balloon,9pnet_virtio,virtio_scsi
> >> 9p                     54021  0
> >> 9pnet                  69248  3 9p,9pnet_rdma,9pnet_virtio
> >> fscache                62354  1 9p
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >> Vlad
> >>
> >
> >
> > It appears that you're trying to run the mount command in your host. As far
> > as I know (I've never really used this feature), you should be mounting
> > the shared folder within the guest, but windows doesn't really support the
> > 9p filesystem. Other alternatives include mounting a SMB share on both the
> > host and the guest.  Spice also has basic support for file transfers from
> > the host to guest (just drag and drop a file icon onto your virt-viewer
> > window and it should automatically transfer it to the guest).  Marc-andre
> > is also working on a webdav sharing feature for spice, but it's still in
> > development.
> >
> > Jonathon
> 
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