VMware has a tool to convert a physical drive to Virtual that can then
be used on any VMware vm host. its free as it does promote you to use
their solutions.
I have used it on windows hosts with amazing effect.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Trent Shipley <
tshipley@deru.com> wrote:
> I don't plan to install the VM host until I get to the Installfest.
> I am planning on bringing:
> * the Dell Ubuntu box
> * the Mac
> * VMware Fusion media
> I do not want to bring, but can bring any of these.
> * DVI monitor
> * DVI cable
> * Mouse
> * Keyboard
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Dazed_75 wrote:
>
> Yes you can. Will you have the Virtual machine server already running on
> the Apple? Or will we need to do that as well. It would probably help if
> you had your existing /home or /home/<user>/ available on an external
> drive. Your existing userid, password, and user id number from the Dell
> could also be handy. Or just bring the Dell with you.
>
> And there are regular Installfest scheduled. But the one Thanksgiving
> weekend is postponed to Dec 3 and the one for new Years Eve day is
> canceled. That is done every year as the last Saturdays of November and
> December are always in conflict with people's holiday plans.
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Trent Shipley <tshipley@deru.com> wrote:
>>
>> It seemed like the drive on my old Dell running Ubuntu 10.10 was dying, so
>> I got a new Apple Mac. I also have a copy of VMware Fusion 4 that I have
>> yet to install. I want to migrate as much of my Ubuntu machine as possible
>> (and my home directory at a minimum) to an Ubuntu guest machine on the new
>> Mac.
>>
>> There don't seem to be any regular Installfests scheduled anymore. Could
>> I get help with this at the Server Installfest scheduled for 2011-11-19?
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