Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3073 mails)

[Bryen <suseROCKS@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 22:22 -0500, Ken Jennings wrote:
> On Wednesday 2008-01-02 21:58, Robert Smits wrote:
> > On my laptop, I currently have a dual boot Windows/OpenSuse 10.3 setup. I
> > have installed VMWare Server.
> >
> > This laptop is a Compaq X1000, and comes with a hidden partition and XP
> > Home install disks.
> >
> > I'd like to get rid of the XP and hidden partitions, and just have XP
> > installed in VMWare.
> >
> > The question is whether I can just copy my whole XP partition or do I need
> > to install XP Home in the VMWare Server. Are there other issues caused by
> > this configuration I should be aware of?
>
> After adding dual boot with suse I tried to make the natively installed 
> Windows XP on a Dell 4700C function with VMware.  I could never get it any 
> farther with VMware than a BSOD in the middle of booting XP.  I'm sure 
> there's someone else who managed to successsfully run a native install given 
> the right set of hardware or phase of the moon or what not.  I couldn't.  
> WinXP worked much better installing it under VMWare.

You need to use a p2v (physical to virtual) converter.  A straight copy
isn't going to do the trick.  Platespin.com is one p2v vendor that comes
to mind.

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---Bryen---

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