[筆記] VMware讀取SDcard

我的筆電有內建SD讀卡機，可以直接讀取SD卡，但我的VMware老是吃不到這個訊號，沒辦法直接從player-> removeable device直接將訊號接到我的VM內。這個問題困擾了我好久，但因為室友有SD讀卡機轉USB，所以這個問題一直被擱置。但有天找不到室友的讀卡機，只好勇敢的面對這個問題....

Host OS: Windows 8
Guest OS:  Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit on VMware

# Step 1 

Find out the Device id of SD card in windows.
command：wmic diskdrive list brief

you can see DeviceID. In my computer, it is PHYSICALDRIVE1.

# Step 2 

Edit virtual machine settings -> Hardware -> add..
Then, in Add Hardware Wizard
Add a hard disk-> SCSI(Recommended) -> Use a physical disk(for advanced users)
choose PHYSICALDRIVE1 in Device and Use entire disk in Usage and click next
Then, use default .vmdk name and click Finish

# Step 3

powered guest OS on. And you can see




Reference:
http://superuser.com/questions/373463/how-to-access-an-sd-card-from-a-virtual-machine
http://tomearp.blogspot.tw/2014/01/using-sd-card-with-vmware-workstation.html