I'd be interested in hearing results. I didn't think it was possible either but I didn't dig too hard, and it was a number of years ago when I looked.
Paul On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Csaba Toth <csaba.toth...@gmail.com> wrote: > ServerFault: > http://serverfault.com/questions/241678/booting-a-native-windows-install-in-virtualbox-is-it-possible > Looks like it's possible. I went down this route some years ago. Maybe > I'll give another try. > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:19 PM, Csaba Toth <csaba.toth...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I'm looking >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9811742/boot-a-native-os-on-the-harddisk-as-a-virtual-machine >> The last answer looks like succeed the other way around: it booted Linux >> with raw disk access with a Windows host. >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Csaba Toth <csaba.toth...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> If you figure that out I'm extremely interested! >>> I'm also using dual boot devices (even my tablet is Linux + Win). If we >>> figure that out, it'd mean I don't have to boot into Windows most of the >>> time. >>> The problem is that when you install Windows natively, the OS sees your >>> real devices. If you'd manage to boot up your native Win partition into >>> VirtualBox, the OS sitting there would see completely different devices: >>> virtualized version of everything. >>> >>> A couple of years ago I digged into forums and all about that, but I >>> didn't succeed. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes. I would like to 'boot' my Win7 in a virtual box under Linux Mint, >>>> instead of having to reboot into Windows. >>>> On my machine >>>> sda1 is Windows >>>> sda2 is windows recovery partition >>>> sda3 is linux mint >>>> sda4 is linux swap >>>> >>>> Partitions SDA1 and SDA3 are bootable. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Andrew McElroy <sophri...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Define live disk. Do you mean like a partition? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 10:56 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a laptop that runs Mint or Win7 nicely. It is set up to dual >>>>> boot. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to configure virtual box to allow using a 'live disk' >>>>> instead of a system image. >>>>> >>>>> If so, could you point me to a tutorial? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance... >>>>> >>>>> ><> ... Jack >>>>> >>>>> "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 >>>>> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - >>>>> Albert Einstein >>>>> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - >>>>> Admiral Grace Hopper, USN >>>>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. 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