Bug 636516 - [RFE] Please expand virtio-drivers.vfd in virtio-win package
Summary: [RFE] Please expand virtio-drivers.vfd in virtio-win package
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: virtio-win
Version: 5.6
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jay Greguske
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
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Depends On: 619349
Blocks: 617636
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-09-22 13:11 UTC by Matthew Booth
Modified: 2013-01-09 23:10 UTC (History)
13 users (show)

Fixed In Version: virtio-win-1.0.0-12.45801.el5
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
The content of the Virtual Floppy Disk (VFD) is now distributed as a part of the package installation, and can be found in the /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers directory.
Clone Of: 619349
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-01-14 00:02:18 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0106 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update 2011-01-12 17:20:59 UTC

Comment 1 Matthew Booth 2010-09-22 13:14:10 UTC
Just for clarity, could the RHEL 5 package please be update to have the exact same directory structure as the RHEL 6 package?

Comment 2 Jay Greguske 2010-09-22 13:22:04 UTC
I can make this happen by 9/30.

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2010-09-22 13:26:55 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 4 Dave Allan 2010-09-22 16:34:14 UTC
I'm granting dev ack based on comment #2.

Comment 8 Qunfang Zhang 2010-11-03 03:33:13 UTC
Verified on virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5, passed.
# rpm -qa | grep virtio-win
virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5
#rpm -ql virtio-win
......
......
/usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.cat
/usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.inf
/usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.sys
/usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/txtsetup.oem
/usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-drivers-1.0.0-45801.vfd
/usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-drivers.vfd
/usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win-1.0.0-45801.iso
/usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win.iso

virtio-drivers.vfd has been expanded. I installed a windows guest with virtio block using virtio-drivers.vfd, guest can be installed successfully.

So, I will change the status to VERIFIED.

Comment 9 Jaromir Hradilek 2010-11-12 19:49:33 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
The content of the Virtual Floppy Disk (VFD) is now distributed as a part of the package installation, and can be found in the /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers directory.

Comment 10 Qunfang Zhang 2010-11-17 03:26:52 UTC
(In reply to comment #8)
> Verified on virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5, passed.
> # rpm -qa | grep virtio-win
> virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5
> #rpm -ql virtio-win
> ......
> ......
> /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.cat
> /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.inf
> /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/i386/WinXP/viostor.sys
> /usr/share/virtio-win/drivers/txtsetup.oem
> /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-drivers-1.0.0-45801.vfd
> /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-drivers.vfd
> /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win-1.0.0-45801.iso
> /usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win.iso
> 
> virtio-drivers.vfd has been expanded. I installed a windows guest with virtio
> block using virtio-drivers.vfd, guest can be installed successfully.
> 
> So, I will change the status to VERIFIED.

To be clear.

Steps:
1.Install virtio-win package in host, and in /usr/share/virtio-win/ directory,
there will be a VFD file generated.
2.Install a win2k8 or win7 guest with virtio block with the vfd attached. In
the install stage of "Select the driver to be installed", browse the virtio
block driver from the floppy disk. Expand the A:\ directory, check the virtio
driver for specific OSes.

Result:
In old package virtio-win-1.0.0-12.45801.el5 and the previous version, there's only:
-- amd64
  --Win2003
  --Win2008
--i386
  --Win2003
  --Win2008
  --WinXP 

In virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5, there's following sub-directories:
-- amd64
  --Win2003
  --Win2008
  --Win7
--i386
  --Win2003
  --Win2008
  --Win7
  --WinXP 

So, this issue is fixed in the virtio-win-1.0.0-13.45801.el5.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2011-01-14 00:02:18 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0106.html


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