Re: [PATCH v4 02/12] win8: Add missing cmd script for installer

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On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
<zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fidencio@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>> <zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:33 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>> <zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Cmd file mainly installs spice-guest-tools and that doesn't work for
>>>>> windows >= 8. As you already mentioned, the avatar doesn't get
>>>>> installed correctly either so I'm wondering about the usefulness of
>>>>> this patch, as is.
>>>>
>>>> Well, at first I thought the avatar was not working because of this
>>>> missing line and I had to include it, test it and then realize it's
>>>> not working for any other reason that we don't know yet.
>>>> So, I don't know, but IMO is better to have everything set as it is
>>>> expected for a working unattended-installation (it could have saved me
>>>> some time), mainly because it doesn't cause any harm.
>>>
>>> I don't understand the part after "IMO". If the script doesn't do what
>>> it's supposed to, why do we want to include it? Why not just add it
>>> commented out with a comment saying why it's not included?
>>
>> Well, even if the user avatar doesn't work, installing the
>> drivers/guest tools should, no?
>
> What? I thought we established that spice-guest-tools does not work
> for Windows >= 8.

IIRC you don't try to install only the spice-guest-tools. You also
install the virtio drivers, no?
Have you checked if they got installed properly? They should, at least.

>
>> So, considering it does, removing the whole cmd file because the
>> avatar doesn't work simply doesn't make sense for me.
>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 10:57 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fidencio@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> From: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.xml.in | 1 +
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.xml.in b/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.xml.in
>>>>>> index d20b239..50a1a31 100644
>>>>>> --- a/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.xml.in
>>>>>> +++ b/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.xml.in
>>>>>> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
>>>>>>      <installer>
>>>>>>        <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/unattend/jeos'/>
>>>>>>        <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/unattend/desktop'/>
>>>>>> +      <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/cmd/desktop'/>
>>>>>>      </installer>
>>>>>>    </os>
>>>>>>  </libosinfo>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 2.7.3
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Fabiano Fidêncio
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)

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