[ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I run Ubuntu dual-boot with OSX on a Mac, and I love it, and hate having to duck out to use OSX for things like iTunes, etc. So would it be possible for me to run the OSX partition from inside VirtualBox, or something like that? I've had a bit of a google, and not come up with much, so I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread Tony Travis
doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I run Ubuntu dual-boot with OSX on a Mac, and I love it, and hate having to duck out to use OSX for things like iTunes, etc. So would it be possible for me to run the OSX partition from inside VirtualBox, or something like that? I've had a bit of a google, and not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread Rob Beard
doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I run Ubuntu dual-boot with OSX on a Mac, and I love it, and hate having to duck out to use OSX for things like iTunes, etc. So would it be possible for me to run the OSX partition from inside VirtualBox, or something like that? I've had a bit of a google, and not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread Rob Beard
Tony Travis wrote: Hello, Doug. No, you have to create a virtual filesystem for the gust OS. Some people have created a virtual filesystem for running a pre-installed Windows XP under Virtualbox, using the copy of Windows already installed on their hard disk, but you can't actually use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread Sean Miller
I downloaded a supposedly working vmware image from a certain Swedish filesharing network and tried to run it in a virtual machine but had no luck at all - as it was only a bit of fun trying to make it work I gave up fairly quickly so perhaps had I continued I'd have got somewhere, but I didn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread doug livesey
Ah, well -- rebooting every now then isn't exactly the worst fate that could befall one! I was sure that I'd read that exactly what I propose could be done with Windows partitions -- I shall have to see if I can find where, again. Cheers for all the replies, Doug. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread Harry Rickards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/16/09 16:57, doug livesey wrote: Ah, well -- rebooting every now then isn't exactly the worst fate that could befall one! I was sure that I'd read that exactly what I propose could be done with Windows partitions -- I shall have to see if I