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Bug 688793 - Better handling of missing ISO file
Better handling of missing ISO file
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-boxes
Classification: Applications
Component: general
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Boxes maintainer(s)
GNOME Boxes maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks: 696727
 
 
Reported: 2012-11-21 10:06 UTC by Bastien Nocera
Modified: 2018-01-11 09:54 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Bastien Nocera 2012-11-21 10:06:05 UTC 
gnome-boxes-3.6.2-1.fc18.x86_64

From bug 688787

The ISO image is missing:
(gnome-boxes:2800): Libvirt.GLib-DEBUG: Error: cannot access file '/home/hadess/Desktop/Downloads/Fedora-18-Nightly-20121011.09-x86_64-Live-desktop.iso': No such file or directory
(gnome-boxes:2800): Boxes-DEBUG: app.vala:707: connect display failed: Unable to start domain: cannot access file '/home/hadess/Desktop/Downloads/Fedora-18-Nightly-20121011.09-x86_64-Live-desktop.iso': No such file or directory

It should offer me to locate it instead.
Comment 1 Zeeshan Ali 2015-05-20 16:31:41 UTC 
I think the best fix would be for Boxes to:

1. check if cdrom device (ISO file) is mandatory (which it is for live/under-install VMs)

2. If #1 is true, check if file/device exist.

3. If #2 is false, Give a more specific error in notification, like "CD-ROM device or file unavailable. [Update location]"

4. "Update location" button takes user to 'Devices' page of settings for the box and launch file chooser launched.
Comment 2 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-01-11 09:54:08 UTC 
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