VMWare

Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:14:51 -0700

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Don't do this with Win2k it sees the differences with the "machines" and
won't work.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob George [mailto:mailings01@ttlexceeded.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:23 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: VMWare
> 
> 
> "Victor Odhner" <vodhner@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > [...]
> > I've heard references to "installing" the guest
> > OS into VMWare.  That wouldn't cut it.  I would
> > need to be able to boot up one time under Win98,
> > then another time go into Linux and run Win98
> > as a guest OS referencing the same filesystem.
> >
> > Is that possible?
> 
> Yes, you can do that with VMware workstation using the "raw" 
> disk mode. The
> guest Win98 install could run from the same physical drive 
> that Win98/Linux
> dual boot from currently. BE ADVISED THOUGH: This can get 
> very messy if you
> don't think it through carefully. You need to create two 
> hardware profiles
> for Win98, 1 for native mode and another for guest. With a 
> LOT of patience,
> it can work. Just don't dive right into it, or you wind up hosing your
> native Win98 config rather badly.
> 
> If it's just files you need, you could also mount the VFAT 
> Win98 partition
> under Linux, run Samba, and then access those files from a guest Win98
> install running under VMware Linux. A tad cleaner, and less 
> error prone.
> 
> - Bob
> 
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&gt; -----Original Message-----
 &gt; From: Bob George [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:mailings01@ttlexceeded.com">mailto:mailings01@ttlexceeded=
.com</A>]
 &gt; Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:23 PM
 &gt; To: =
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
 &gt; Subject: Re: VMWare
 &gt; 
 &gt; 
 &gt; &quot;Victor Odhner&quot; =
&lt;vodhner@cox.net&gt; wrote:
 &gt; 
 &gt; &gt; [...]
 &gt; &gt; I've heard references to =
&quot;installing&quot; the guest
 &gt; &gt; OS into VMWare.&nbsp; That wouldn't cut =
it.&nbsp; I would
 &gt; &gt; need to be able to boot up one time under =
Win98,
 &gt; &gt; then another time go into Linux and run =
Win98
 &gt; &gt; as a guest OS referencing the same =
filesystem.
 &gt; &gt;
 &gt; &gt; Is that possible?
 &gt; 
 &gt; Yes, you can do that with VMware workstation =
using the &quot;raw&quot; 
 &gt; disk mode. The
 &gt; guest Win98 install could run from the same =
physical drive 
 &gt; that Win98/Linux
 &gt; dual boot from currently. BE ADVISED THOUGH: =
This can get 
 &gt; very messy if you
 &gt; don't think it through carefully. You need to =
create two 
 &gt; hardware profiles
 &gt; for Win98, 1 for native mode and another for =
guest. With a 
 &gt; LOT of patience,
 &gt; it can work. Just don't dive right into it, or =
you wind up hosing your
 &gt; native Win98 config rather badly.
 &gt; 
 &gt; If it's just files you need, you could also =
mount the VFAT 
 &gt; Win98 partition
 &gt; under Linux, run Samba, and then access those =
files from a guest Win98
 &gt; install running under VMware Linux. A tad =
cleaner, and less 
 &gt; error prone.
 &gt; 
 &gt; - Bob
 &gt; 
 &gt; =
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