On Tuesday 16 September 2003 08:53 am, Jack Coates wrote: > manolis wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I want to do the following: > > I have a software running in a real windows partition . > > I want to copy the partition to a virtual vmware partition so I can > > handle the software inside the vmware. > > I don't want to use the real partition isndie the vmware but just a copy > > of it. > > > > > > any ideas? > > > > koppermind > > All on the same machine, right? As a second partition, no problem. > > Best option -- share the partition via VMWare's built in Samba, then > mount it in the VM as drive F: or something. See > /etc/vmware/vmnet1/smb/smb.conf > The newer VMWare is supposed to read directly from ISO image too. So if you can make an ISO image of what you want to load that should work to no?
> If it has to be a copy instead of access to the real thing: > share it as above (make it read-only for safety) > shut down the VM and edit it. > Create a new fake disk partition (say, drive D:) of the same size as the > partition you want to copy. > Start the VM and browse to your own host in network neighborhood, then > copy everything to drive D:.
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