Re: [ubuntu-in] MUAs Was:Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Jasbir Khehra
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Manish Sinha wrote: > My bad experience with mail client: > Well, I use Thunderbird and it too takes a long time for login,checking > server capabilities and downloading headers. Sometimes I feel as I would > sleep. If I create a label with filter to redirect mail

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Manish Sinha
Ritesh Sinha wrote: This method employs a tool called VMware P2V. The resulting VMDK file works well on VMWare Server. However converting from VMDK to VDI takes a bit of work and involves using qemu to first convert the VMDK to RAW then using VDI tool to convert to VDI. cf : https://wiki.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Ritesh Sinha
>> If you MUST migrate a physical machine to a VM, the way to do it (an >> annoying way) is to first use the VMWare P2V tool to convert it to a >> VM. Then use a tool to convert VMDK to virtualbox native disk format >> (google around for the tool name). >> > > Does it work properly.  AFAIK when you

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Manish Sinha
Ritesh Sinha wrote: > If you MUST migrate a physical machine to a VM, the way to do it (an > annoying way) is to first use the VMWare P2V tool to convert it to a > VM. Then use a tool to convert VMDK to virtualbox native disk format > (google around for the tool name). > Does it work properly.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Ritesh Sinha
If you MUST migrate a physical machine to a VM, the way to do it (an annoying way) is to first use the VMWare P2V tool to convert it to a VM. Then use a tool to convert VMDK to virtualbox native disk format (google around for the tool name). Not recommended unless you _really_ need to. As of now V

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Manish Sinha
ambika divya wrote: > How can i use a preinstalled os(installed on real harddisk) to run in > the Virtual box or any other emulations apps? Tough to do. I don't think its possible so easily. You need to get an installer CD/ISO. When you install any OS, it many times detects the hardware and get

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread ambika divya
How can i use a preinstalled os(installed on real harddisk) to run in the Virtual box or any other emulations apps? On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Manish Sinha wrote: > ambika divya wrote: > > I am much more excited to know how it works ? > > Requirements > 1) Install virtualbox-ose package in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Manish Sinha
ambika divya wrote: > I am much more excited to know how it works ? Requirements 1) Install virtualbox-ose package in Ubuntu. 2) Get an ISO preferably of the OS you want to run as the guest 3) Create a new Virtual Machine, give its name and OS type. 4) Set the memory size 5) If you want to pro

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread ambika divya
I am much more excited to know how it works ? Or what we have to do actually . -- ambika visit my website and celebrate an ancient art http://ambika.web.officelive.com/default.htm visit my blog www.kathakguru.blogspot.com http://www.careerhelpforu.blogspot.com/ -- ubuntu-in m

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread ranjan das gupta
i am using using virtual boxand have xp and ubuntu...but it does not detect usb pendrives once i use my guest os xp on host os ubuntu...it is incontrast detected in ubuntu...help On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:29 PM, IPS Khurana wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Owais Lone wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread IPS Khurana
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Owais Lone wrote: > Yes it is very much possible. Download VirtualBox > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > > hi Owais i am using dual boot i

Re: [ubuntu-in] Wifi behaving Erratic: SOS

2009-05-11 Thread Ritesh Sinha
Another way to (slightly to greatly depending on your network) increase performance on networks that take very long for DNS resolutions is to use BIND server installed in a caching only configuration, with the OpenDNS server (or another DNS server) set as forwarders. For instructions on how to acc

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

2009-05-11 Thread Owais Lone
Yes it is very much possible. Download VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Wifi behaving Erratic: SOS

2009-05-11 Thread jkhatri
Vishal Rao wrote: On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Manish Gupta wrote: Dear Ubuntu India Local Community, and Mr. Jantin, Thankyou for your prompt and genuine support. I have made the following changes to the DNS IP, I guess the tata IP that I have my connection

Re: [ubuntu-in] Wifi behaving Erratic: SOS

2009-05-11 Thread Vishal Rao
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Manish Gupta wrote: > Dear Ubuntu India Local Community, and Mr. Jantin, > > Thankyou for your prompt and genuine support. I have made the following > changes to the DNS IP, I guess the tata IP that I have my connection with > was creating some problems. So with t

Re: [ubuntu-in] Available Super Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty !

2009-05-11 Thread sivakumar bharadhwaj
Dear Suresh, Thanks for the update. I am still stuck with my office works, and not even able to get a copy of ubuntu. I am planning to do the same on the election date (may 13th, here). In case of any problems I will post the same to the community. Thanks s.sivakumar 9381066558 On Mon, May 11