<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Is there a best way (or documented way) to test alpha builds without changing the current system (one of the hardy alpha's trashed my computer last time, so I want to avoid that for now). I tried the latest virtualbox from Sun on hardy to run intrepid but that kinds of blows up with a stacktrace right after pressing the install option on the live cd of intrepid. I also tried vmware but that also doesn't work So is there a documented way to test an alpha-build without installing it as host os? Regards, Sven P.S. I just find on http://bagside.com/bagvapp/index.html the following, so maybe I have to retry vmware: "Early Ubuntu 8.10 with GNOME 2.23.3 Desktop and kernel 2.6.26-4-generic. This one has been modified by disabling and blacklisting the snd_pcsp module as otherwise the Ubuntu alphas so far don't even start from the login-screen in VMware. Otherwise this appliance is pretty close to the original however the linux-headers has been reinstalled as VMwareTools refused to build/compile on the original setup. VMwareTools e.x.p-99530 has been installed (they are from workstation 6.5 beta), other versions had issues during install. There is a bug /amongst others) in Ubuntu 8.10 alpha which causes a Logout to GDM when you try to Shutdown or Reboot from the Gnome Desktop. .... snip snip ..." <hr />Neem je Messenger vrienden overal mee met Messenger op je gsm! <a href='http://www.windowslivemobile.msn.com/?mkt=nl-be' target='_new'>Messenger voor Mobile</a></body> </html>