VMWare - existing XP Drive

[Hugo Heden]

On Nov 16, 2007 2:05 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> On 11/15/2007 04:30 PM, Rapael Morcha wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 12:40:40AM +0100, Hugo Heden wrote:
> >> On Nov 15, 2007 11:13 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>> I finally got enough memory for the 2.4Ghz machine and now have
> >>> 1.2Gb of mem in it. The machine has two 40Gb hard drives: Ubuntu
> >>> on 1, WinXPPro on the other. I use the WinXPPro for
> >>> troubleshooting & testing.
> >>>
> >>> This works well in a dual-boot config, but can be a PITA when I'm
> >>>  troubleshooting multiple customers (one linux, the other
> >>> windows) at the same time. So, I'm thinking of giving this a try:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_disk_dualboot.html
> >>> [Configuring a Dual-Boot Computer for Use with a Virtual Machine
> >>>
> >>> Many users install VMware Workstation on a dual-boot or
> >>> multiple-boot computer so they can run one or more of the
> >>> existing operating systems in a virtual machine. If you are doing
> >>> this, you may want to use the existing installation of an
> >>> operating system rather than reinstall it in a virtual machine. ]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> NoOp,
> >>
> >> Thanks for that link!
> >>
> >> I just started googling today for the exact same issue:
> >> Virtualizing on a existing Windows installation, while keeping the
> >> dual boot
> > If NoOp meant   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^,
> > then I would say that there was no real problem. Everything worked in
> > windows and I had no problem. 1.2GB mem should be fine. I was running
> > it on 1GB. :-)
> >
> > Since you'd be using the vmware workstation, Make sure you select
> > proper options. Long words short, steps are at
> > http://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/run-windows-apps-from-your-existing-windows-partition-in-linux/
> > and was also discussed sometime back in this list
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2007-February/106325.html.
> > You will get BSOD if there are no proper drivers installed in your
> > existing Windows installation for scsi devices because your Windows
> > now has to use the Vmware scsi drivers instead of its native ones as
> > it is being hosted in virtual environment -
> > http://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/06/24/virtualization-of-an-existing-physical-partition-of-windows-within-linux/
> > (very important!)
> >
> > Other than that, I had no issues using existing windows installation
> > from Ubuntu in Vmware. Goodluck!
> >
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> I note the instructions advise using Automatix... I'll avoid that for
> the time being & give https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Server
> a shot instead. I understand that Automatix are more closely sync'ing
> with Ubuntu mainstream, but I'm still a little gun shy of Automatix.
>

Yes, me too.

However, instead of using the instructions on the Wiki-link that you
suggested, I downloaded the .rpm from the VMWare official website and
used alien. A lot easier.. and it seems to work for me. See:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/133020/comments/11