virt-manager should be clearer about adding hardware to running virtual machine

[to be removed]

Binary package hint: virt-manager

When I change the hardware configuration for a running virtual machine, using virt-manager, it does not work. That's OK, changing hardware while a machine is running is usually not something works on real hardware either. The problem here is one of usability: either virt-manager should not let me add the hardware, or it should tell me that the hardware change will occur when the virtual machine is booted up the next time. Right now, it gives me an error message saying that it couldn't add the hardware, yet it is there when the virtual machine boots.

(Specifically, I did this for a network card.)

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[to be removed (liw)]

The problem still exists in the current Ubuntu release (intrepid).

[Martin (martin-redhat-bugs)]

Originally reported on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virt-manager/+bug/245107

When I change the hardware configuration for a running virtual machine, using virt-manager, it does not work. That's OK, changing hardware while a machine is running is usually not something works on real hardware either. The problem here is one of usability: either virt-manager should not let me add the hardware, or it should tell me that the hardware change will occur when the virtual machine is booted up the next time. Right now, it gives me an error message saying that it couldn't add the hardware, yet it is there when the virtual machine boots.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you, Lars. I reported your bug to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477761

[Cole (cole-redhat-bugs)]

This is fixed in virt-manager 0.6.0: if we can't hotplug the hardware, we pop up a dialog warning the user that attach will only take effect after next VM reboot. Closing as CURRENTRELEASE.

[Martin (martin-redhat-bugs)]

Thank you, Cole, for your quick answer and telling us that this is fixed.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - the Jaunty Jackalope.

If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please follow the instructions for "How to request new packages" at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports#request-new-packages