Problem running multiple HD in Parallels

Hi,

I recently reinstalled Parallels and now wanted to ad a custom Bootcamp config. Everything runs fine with the initial "C:" drive and booting to that.

Now I wanted to ad two more HDs that I need the guest OS to have acess too (applications etc.). I manually edited my pvs file like I did formally. Now something really wierd happens. I save the file like below:

Code:

[System]
Boot = c
Parallels VM Name = Microsoft Windows XP
VM Id = {c7f0d31d-cf9d-43f5-a2c6-fca6c771922d}
VM Description = 
OS Type = 135
Memory = 1024
Video Memory = 16
Memory block size = 10
Acceleration level = 2
Enable write-back disk cache = 1
VT-x support = 1
Start auto = 0
AutoShutdown = 0
Start full screen = 22
Start dashmode = 0
Start full screen warning = 1
PC Speaker enable = 1
Window Mode = 2
Multi frame = -1
Guest Tools Status = 2
[Shared folders]
Shared folders enabled = 1
Sharing enabled = 1
Shared folders count = 0
[Video]
Video resolutions enabled = 1
Video resolutions count = 0
[Coherence]
Show taskbar = 1
Relocate taskbar = 0
Exclude Dock = 1
Multiple displays = 0
[IDE devices]
Disk 0:0 enabled = 1
Disk 0:0 = 1
Disk 0:0 media = 1
Disk 0:0 connected = 1
Disk 0:0 image = Boot Camp;disk0s3
Disk 0:0 cylinders = 0
Disk 0:0 heads = 0
Disk 0:0 sectors = 0
Disk 0:1 enabled = 1
Disk 0:1 = 2
Disk 0:1 media = 1
Disk 0:1 connected = 1
Disk 0:1 image = SONY DVD RW DW-D150A
Disk 1:0 enabled = 1
Disk 1:0 = 1
Disk 1:0 media = 1
Disk 1:0 connected = 1
Disk 1:0 image = Boot Camp;disk1s1
Disk 1:0 cylinders = 0
Disk 1:0 heads = 0
Disk 1:0 sectors = 0
Disk 1:1 enabled = 1
Disk 1:1 = 1
Disk 1:1 media = 1
Disk 1:1 connected = 1
Disk 1:1 image = Boot Camp;disk1s2
Disk 1:1 cylinders = 0
Disk 1:1 heads = 0
Disk 1:1 sectors = 0
[Floppy disks]
Floppy 0 enabled = 1
Floppy 0 = 1
Floppy 0 image = /Library/Parallels/Tools/vmtools.fdd
Floppy 0 connected = 0
[Serial ports]
COM1 enabled = 0
COM1 = 0
COM2 enabled = 0
COM2 = 0
COM3 enabled = 0
COM3 = 0
COM4 enabled = 0
COM4 = 0
[Parallel ports]
LPT1 enabled = 0
LPT1 = 0
LPT2 enabled = 0
LPT2 = 0
LPT3 enabled = 0
LPT3 = 0
[Sound]
Sound enabled = 1
Sound = 1
Sound connected = 1
Sound device = Default Audio
Mixer device = Default Audio
[Network]
Network enabled = 1
Network = 3
Network connected = 1
Adapter No = 0
Adapter name = Default Adapter
Adapter type = 4
Port = 0x00000300
IRQ = 3
MAC address = 002355d58813
Network2 enabled = 0
Network2 = 0
Network3 enabled = 0
Network3 = 0
Network4 enabled = 0
Network4 = 0
Network5 enabled = 0
Network5 = 0
[Usb]
USB enabled = 1
USB = 1
USB autoconnect = 0

From my experience this should work as is.

But now when starting up the VM the Guest Os does not "see" the extra HDs at disk1. I quit the VM reopen then pvs file and it now looks like this:

Code:

[System]
Boot = c
Parallels VM Name = Microsoft Windows XP
VM Id = {c7f0d31d-cf9d-43f5-a2c6-fca6c771922d}
VM Description = 
OS Type = 135
Memory = 1024
Video Memory = 16
Memory block size = 10
Acceleration level = 2
Enable write-back disk cache = 1
VT-x support = 1
Start auto = 0
AutoShutdown = 0
Start full screen = 22
Start dashmode = 0
Start full screen warning = 1
PC Speaker enable = 1
Window Mode = 2
Multi frame = -1
Guest Tools Status = 2
[Shared folders]
Shared folders enabled = 1
Sharing enabled = 1
Shared folders count = 0
[Video]
Video resolutions enabled = 1
Video resolutions count = 0
[Coherence]
Show taskbar = 1
Relocate taskbar = 0
Exclude Dock = 1
Multiple displays = 0
[IDE devices]
Disk 0:0 enabled = 1
Disk 0:0 = 1
Disk 0:0 media = 1
Disk 0:0 connected = 1
Disk 0:0 image = Boot Camp;disk0s3
Disk 0:0 cylinders = 0
Disk 0:0 heads = 0
Disk 0:0 sectors = 0
Disk 0:1 enabled = 1
Disk 0:1 = 2
Disk 0:1 media = 1
Disk 0:1 connected = 1
Disk 0:1 image = SONY DVD RW DW-D150A
Disk 1:0 enabled = 0
Disk 1:0 = 0
Disk 1:1 enabled = 0
Disk 1:1 = 0
[Floppy disks]
......

Note the missing custom HDs.

Am I missing something in my initial pvs file?

 

Nobody an idea what the problem might be?

 

Do you have Parallels Desktop opened with this configuration when you edited your config file?

 

Nope it is closed.

When I save the file and the open it again it is all fine. But it is reset once I open the VM.

 

Can you try it on latest version? I tried to reproduce this situation with your config, but failed to do this. All work fine and the config file is not changed.

 

Thanks, before I try that, I have discovered another "problem", which is possibly connected to this issue here. Who knows

 

why bootcamp when it is still in beta?

if I was a serious gamer I would get a purpose built PC or a playstation 3 etc etc

Hugh W

 

Thanks for your extremely helpfull reply

There is people that use computers for other things then gaming you know ...

 

I tried with the latest version now and the problem persists.

I did a complete uninstall of the old Parallels installation, just in case something was interfering.

I customize my file, save it (Parallels is not running while I do this). I open it again to double check and everything I customized is there. I then open the VM and it reverts to the pvs file that was generated via Parallels when I set the VM up. Very wierd.

 

I just declare all my hard disks as shared folders

as a long time mac user
(I rejected dos in 1995 )
I refuse to edit any sysconfig type file manually

I avoided bootcamp becasue it was in beta and still is
which is why I always ask "Why bootcamp?"

unless you are a hacker try and do it the easy way
use the automation of the Mac OS which you pay for
Win Xp is catching up in automation

Hugh W