Re: [libvirt-users] [virt-tools-list] Linux host / Windows guest sharing

Jonathon Jongsma
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:46:28 -0000

The spice-vdagent should be running in the guest. Have you installed the spice
guest tools in your windows guest?  Download them here:
http://www.spice-space.org/download.html

That should get clipboard sharing working.



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laszlo Pal" <vlad@vlad.hu>
> To: libvirt-users@redhat.com, virt-tools-list@redhat.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:16:50 AM
> Subject: [virt-tools-list] Linux host / Windows guest sharing
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm almost give up again because for a day I try to access my windows
> kvm guest from FC20 :)
>
> I've tried everything including virtio mapping
>
> mount -t 9p -o trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L hostshare /tmp/hostfiles
>
> where I get the following messages
>
> mount: special device hostshare does not exist
>
> ---
> ---
>
> to be honest clipboard sharing would be enough for me, so I googled
> why it is not working and I applied this:
>
>
https://mytechdepot.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/enabling-clipboard-copy-paste-in-redhat-kvm/
>
> yum install spice-vdagent
> # chkconfig --add spice-vdagentd
> # service spice-vdagentd start
>
> but, the clipboard sharing isn't working....
>
> Do you have any idea to solve any of the issues above?
>
> Thank you
> Vlad
>
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