Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2441 mails)

["Jeffrey L. Taylor" <suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Dave Barton <bmcs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
[snip]
> OK I should have RTFM ;) My warped logic works along the lines that the
> opposite to "virtual" is "real" not "raw", but if that's the way VMWare
> sees it, then so be it.
> 
> I am probably asking the obvious, but have you gone all the way through
> the "Create New Virtual Machine" wizard? The option for a real (Oops
> raw) disk/partition appears as one of the last steps of a "Custom" VM.
> 

Yes, the problem is with the boot.

> Are you:
> (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual boot
> machine)?
> or
> (b) trying to create a VM to install W2K on an existing disk/partition?
> 
> If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand
> experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K install and
> grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo).
>

a) 

I am using GRUB and it does puke.  I see "GRUB" on a text screen and
nothing more happens.  I have done this with previous versions of
VMware and SuSE, but I may have been using LILO then.
 
> (b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before you
> start the New VM wizard.
> 
> HTH
> Dave
> 

I have just one day left on the eval license and am trying to find out
if it will work.  It works fine with a virtual disk.  So far at least.

Thanks,
  Jeffrey