Laptop configuration : Linux, VM... etc

[Stephen Partington]

Generally if im converting a machine to VM is to rip out any and all
drivers after that its not that bad. also look at the virtualized hardware.
if you are going intel to cloned intel it usually doesn't work so good. but
amd to intel is just different enough to make windows build a new HAL.


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Matt Graham <mhgraham at crow202.org> wrote:

> On 2014-08-01 10:43, Todd Cole wrote:
>
>> current software tools make it easy to convert a hardware os to a Virtual
>> guest
>>
>
> Really?  Last year, I attempted to convert an older XP install running on
> a Thinkpad T42p to a virtual guest environment, following the vmware
> directions, and it failed miserably.  Then again, this was an XP box, and
> laptops have all kinds of odd things going on.
>
> What did/do you do to make it so easy?  If I ever have to p2v another
> machine, I'd rather not waste hours following directions that don't work.
>  The main problem is that I'd be p2ving another 'Doze laptop (7 this time
> instead of XP).
>
> techlists at phpcoderusa.com wrote:
>
>> You have some bragging rights with a 10 year old laptop that
>> is still functional.
>>
>
> The aforementioned T42p was built in 2005 and is probably still running--I
> gave it to an old friend who had his newer laptop stolen.  Some laptops
> (most Thinkpads, all Toughbooks, a few Dells) are built well and will just
> keep going.
>
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