running windows partition in ubuntu

[Christofer C. Bell]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:52 AM, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:

> > I am not quite sure this can be done.  I have a dual boot server with xp
> and ubuntu - each on their own drive.  is there any way to use virtual box
> or something similar to run the xp OS a guest to ubuntu - that is already
> installed on the other physical drive than ubuntu is installed?
>
>
> I like to do things manually, but there is at least one utility to help you
> as well:
>
> "virt-p2v converts physical machines to run on KVM. virt-v2v converts
> virtual machines from Xen and VMware hypervisors to run on KVM."
>

The OP doesn't want to migrate a physical machine to a virtual one.  He
wants to boot a physical Windows XP partition on the same computer under
VirtualBox.  He also wants to read the VirtualBox manual:

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#rawdisk

-- 
Chris

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the
Universe." -- Carl Sagan
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