From 9ccd820e7193a761d7abb86f6140e28c5bc6bb65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AlexSSD7 Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 12:46:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add block device passthrough warning --- USAGE_MACOS.md | 2 ++ USAGE_WINDOWS.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/USAGE_MACOS.md b/USAGE_MACOS.md index 2fbd80c..133f306 100644 --- a/USAGE_MACOS.md +++ b/USAGE_MACOS.md @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ diskutil list Find your disk, and take note of the disk path that looks like `/dev/diskX` (where X is a number). We will need this in the next step. +**IMPORTANT NOTE:** Please ensure that the physical device you are trying to pass through is not mounted anywhere else on the host machine. Otherwise, you run serious risks. No further warnings will be issued. + ## Step 2. Use `linsk ls` to see what partitions are available in the VM Run `linsk ls` while specifying the block device path you obtained in the previous step: diff --git a/USAGE_WINDOWS.md b/USAGE_WINDOWS.md index 661bf4c..e49874b 100644 --- a/USAGE_WINDOWS.md +++ b/USAGE_WINDOWS.md @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ wmic diskdrive list brief Find your disk, and take note of the disk path that looks like `\\.\PhysicalDriveX` (where X is a number). We will need this in the next step. +**IMPORTANT NOTE:** Please ensure that the physical device you are trying to pass through is not mounted anywhere else on the host machine. Otherwise, you run serious risks. No further warnings will be issued. + ## Step 2. Use `linsk ls` to see what partitions are available in the VM Run `linsk ls` while specifying the block device path you obtained in the previous step: