[lug] Linux | VMware | Xen question..

[John Hernandez]

It probably won't be practical to use the SAME install of Windows as
BOTH a VM (under Linux) and a native OS (via Grub).  You MAY be able to
convert your existing XP Pro install into a VM, but going back and forth
would likely cause all kinds of driver thrashing due to the differences
in hardware representation under VMware.

Hugh Brown wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Ken MacFerrin wrote:
> 
>> I'm upgrading the hard drives in my home desktop, which is currently a
>> dual boot machine with Gentoo and Windows XP Pro.  The Windows drive is
>> hardly ever used but I have to keep it around for a few applications
>> needed for some consulting work.  I'm planning on doing a fresh Gentoo
>> install with the new drive but would like to start running VMware or Xen
>> to be able to access XP without needing a reboot.  My preferred setup
>> would be to have Gentoo and XP on separate hard drives and then be able
>> run Windows under VMware/Xen with Gentoo as the host OS; but also still
>> be able to boot natively into Windows via Grub if necessary on occasion.
>>   I've not spent much time with either VMware or Xen so I'm not sure if
>> this is possible.  Any insights?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
> 
> I haven't spent much time with vmware/xen either, but I don't believe
> Windows is an officially supported option under xen.  vmware is free and
> you just choose a directory to put the vm images in.  So you could
> partition a drive with a linux fs, mount it and then drop the windows
> vm there.
> 
> Hugh
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