Virtual machines

[Ken Moffat]

Ben Duncan wrote:
> Just did the exact same thing. Have 2TB of disk(s). Install XP Pro
> on one 500GB partition of the second 1TB disk and the rest of the space
> was for slackware.
>
> The client wanted the Windows to both dual boot and be able to run in 
> Virtual
> mode. He had "heard" that there were some problems with VMWARE (Gotta 
> love
> those NBMS'ers, they Do so love spreading FUD).
>
> Of note, had to INSTALL windows first and have the secondary hard disk 
> noted
> as the primary to install Windows, or it  got REAL futzy about 
> things.  Did have to set up 2 HARDWARE configs in windows before 
> proceeding.
>
> After that, got my Slack Installed and working. and then installed
> the VMWORKSTATION to create a "Custom" VM machine on sdb1.
>
> Did have some problems with VMWARE and drivers using the Windows
> partition and "virtual" drivers, that kept trying to use "REAL" drivers
> for the VGA and NIC.   That was solved with installing the
> vmware "toolkit".
>

Great info from you folks. Will put some time in trying vmware (free 
server first) :-) in the next couple of weeks.

Ken