[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu under XP

[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 VirtualBox
doesn't provide a direct Physical to Virtual Converter (P2V). Also,
performance isn't as great as VMware server/VMware ESX (unscientific
personal tests, YMMV).

Regards,

Ritesh


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Manish Sinha <mail at manishsinha.net> wrote:
> 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 gets configured as such. The hardware which is emulated
> using VirtualBox isn't the same as that which your real hardware.
>
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