On Wednesday 14 October 2009 08:55:47 pm NoOp wrote:
> On 10/13/2009 05:07 PM, NoOp wrote:
> > In the past I've always created the VM on the same drive w/o major
> > issues. However I have several machines that are dual boot (linux on
one
> > drive WinXP on the other) & have hesitated to try using those
machines
> > to test using the 2nd drive as the VM. I've now aquired 2 recycled
test
> > machines that have WinXP drives on them & now would like to give
this a try.
> >
> > Environment:
> > - test machine
> > - 40Gb sda WinXPPro
> > - 40Gb sdb linux (Ubuntu 9.04)
> > - Dual-boot works w/o issue
> >
> > What I'd like to do is create a WinXPPro VirtualBox VM on the linux
> > drive (sdb), and rather than do it on the same drive, have it use
the
> > WinXPPro installed on sda.
> >
> > I'm quite familiar with running Win2KPro guests from the same linux
> > drive & not afraid of RTFM. But older instructions from the
web/forums,
> > etc, new docs, new versions of VirtualBox have me a little confused
on
> > how to go about this.
> >
> > Note: I'm not worried about screwing up the test machine installs -
I
> > currently have two of these machines to test with & can easily dd
the
> > WinXP drive to a spare. So I would appreciate if someone can point
me to
> > some relatively simple instructions on how I can go about this.
>
> No takers eh? Anything that I need to clarify on what I'd like to do?
>
>
>
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I don't really know all that much about VirtualBox -- but you are not
making sense to me!
What (and where) is the host system?
What (and where) is the guest system?
These issues, of course, are REALLY "basic".
Furthermore, if you imagine that you are going to use the existing XP as
a guest system within the existing Linux host system (or vice versa),
then you sound as if you don't understand VirtualBox at all. Within the
host system, it stores and maintains a ".vdi" file which IS the guest
system -- which is installed under VirtualBox on the host system. That
presents certain obvious and functional limitations that just MIGHT be
in conflict with your undefined plans.
Bruce Mac Arthur
15875 Switzer
Overland Park, KS 66221
913-897-4157
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