I have set up a virtual machine running Windows XP on my Ubuntu laptop. Using the virt-manager GUI application, I can insert a CD in my drive and go to Details→IDE CDROM 1 and click on the Connect button. Then the CD becomes available in my virtual machine.
How can I do the same through the command line? Obviously, I'd like to be able to disconnect from the command line too.
Note: I can start the VM from the command line using virsh start testbed (testbed being the name of the domain/VM).
In my linux bash script I want to wait for one of the following events:
or
Unfortunately all the commands to check the media in drive first close the tray and I don't want to do that - it should stay open and wait for DVD being inserted by the user.
Could you please advice me how to do that?
How can access to CD-ROM and USB be disabled for normal users in Linux?
As a part of security policy we need to disable CD-ROM and USB access for normal users. Only root users should have the access. We are mainly using Ubuntu Linux.
Is there any way in Mac OS X 10.5.x to create a .dmg image from existing physical DVD, without a third-party tools installation? I have carefully examined "disk utility" and searched Google, but it seems that all people just write .dmg files, no information on how to create them from physical DVD disks.
Related: Does orientation affect hard drive lifespan?
I have been told that optical media must be placed in the horizontal position during storage, the theory being that gravity can affect the particles in the media material between the polycarbonate (plastic) when stored vertically and make it go bad faster than it normally would. I probably have the time to test this theory, but don't want to wait that long for the results, if they come in time.
I think it doesn't matter at all.