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R (rraakk) wrote : Re: [Bug 1719815] Re: Not detecting network drivers by default in "Example: Microsoft Windows image" in Virtual Machine Image Guide

Hi,

Yes, I am asking for a sub-step to be added in Step 3 showing how to add
network drivers.

Thanks,
Rakshith

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On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Alexandra Settle <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Just to double check, you're referencing step 3 in this document:
> https://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/windows-image.html ?
>
> And your request is to add an additional sub-step describing how to load
> network drivers?
>
>
> ** Changed in: openstack-manuals
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Changed in: openstack-manuals
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1719815
>
> Title:
> Not detecting network drivers by default in "Example: Microsoft
> Windows image" in Virtual Machine Image Guide
>
> Status in openstack-manuals:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>
> This bug tracker is for errors with the documentation, use the
> following as a template and remove or add fields as you see fit.
> Convert [ ] into [x] to check boxes:
>
> - [x] This doc is inaccurate in this way: In step 3 "Enable the VirtIO
> drivers", the document says that the "E:\virtio-
> win-0.1XX\viostor\w7\amd64" needs to be selected and later the drivers
> for virtio scsi and network drivers get detected. This makes it seem
> like by choosing "E:\virtio-win-0.1XX\viostor\w7\amd64" both, the
> virtio scsi and network drivers will be detected. I have checked with
> different ISO images of windows (10, 8.1and server 12) and only the
> virtio scsi driver gets detected, while the network drivers do not
> appear. To detect the network drivers, first the virtio scsi drivers
> need to be selected and loaded from "E:\virtio-
> win-0.1XX\viostor\w7\amd64", and then "E:\NETKVM\win10\amd64" needs to
> be selected and loaded by again going to "Load drivers" button (The
> network driver's path given is assuming windows 10 is being loaded).
> The compute node which I am trying this on was installed as per
> instructions given here (https://docs.openstack.org/mitaka/install-
> guide-ubuntu/).
>
> It would help if an additional sub-step is provided describing how to
> load the network drivers.
>
>
> - [ ] This is a doc addition request.
> - [ ] I have a fix to the document that I can paste below including
> example: input and output.
>
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> -----------------------------------
> Release: on 2017-09-27 02:20
> SHA: 8fad9fe9972355265979528ac472fbe5f686a037
> Source: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/openstack-
> manuals/tree/doc/source/windows-image.rst
> URL: https://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/windows-image.html
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