Problem running multiple HD in Parallels

Pixeljugger · Jul 14, 2007

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?

Pixeljugger · Jul 17, 2007

Nobody an idea what the problem might be?

Ynot · Jul 17, 2007

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

Pixeljugger · Jul 17, 2007

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.

Ynot · Jul 18, 2007

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.

Pixeljugger · Jul 19, 2007

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

Hugh Watkins · Jul 20, 2007

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

Pixeljugger · Jul 20, 2007

Thanks for your extremely helpfull reply

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

Pixeljugger · Jul 20, 2007

Ynot said:
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.

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.

Hugh Watkins · Jul 21, 2007

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