[ltp] vwmare booting the windows partition on T43?
The Maxx
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:44:31 -0300
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It's free already
On 2/7/06, David F Bakker <dbakker@arrayasolutions.com> wrote:
>
> VMWare GSX is going to be free soon.
>
> Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
>
> >Quoting Jiang Qian <qian2@fas.harvard.edu>:
> >
> >
> >>Hi All:
> >>I wonder whether anyone has succeeded doing the following on a T43:
> >>on a dual boot system, booting a windows partition that comes with the
> >>computer from a linux partition using vmware, maybe workstation
> >>version. I ask for this specific set up because it's rumored that
> >>
> >>1) vmware boot windows partition residing on IDE easily drive, whereas
> >>T43 using some really PATA/SATA driver interface for its hard drive.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >Rumor has it that using VMware and raw disks (a real Windows
> >partition, not a Linux file AKA a virtual disk) is non-trivial with
> >VMware workstation 5. The person who told me this suggested I look at
> >the discussions/forums on the VMware web site. I have not verified
> >this, except to find that it didn't work out of the box. I have no
> >problem with installing Windows on a parition and a virtual disk on
> >the same computer with a single license.
> >
> >HTH,
> > Jeffrey
> >
> >
>
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It's free already<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2/7/06, <b cla=
ss=3D"gmail_sendername">David F Bakker</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:dbakker@ar=
rayasolutions.com">dbakker@arrayasolutions.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 20=
4); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
VMWare GSX is going to be free soon.<br><br>Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:<br><br=
>>Quoting Jiang Qian <<a href=3D"mailto:qian2@fas.harvard.edu">qian2@=
fas.harvard.edu</a>>:<br>><br>><br>>>Hi All:<br>>>I wo=
nder whether anyone has succeeded doing the following on a T43:
<br>>>on a dual boot system, booting a windows partition that comes w=
ith the<br>>>computer from a linux partition using vmware, maybe work=
station<br>>>version. I ask for this specific set up because it's rum=
ored that
<br>>><br>>>1) vmware boot windows partition residing on IDE ea=
sily drive, whereas<br>>>T43 using some really PATA/SATA driver inter=
face for its hard drive.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>Rumor h=
as it that using VMware and raw disks (a real Windows
<br>>partition, not a Linux file AKA a virtual disk) is non-trivial with=
<br>>VMware workstation 5. The person who told me this sugges=
ted I look at<br>>the discussions/forums on the VMware web site. &n=
bsp;I have not verified
<br>>this, except to find that it didn't work out of the box.  =
;I have no<br>>problem with installing Windows on a parition and a virtu=
al disk on<br>>the same computer with a single license.<br>><br>>H=
TH,<br>
> Jeffrey<br>><br>><br><br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mai=
ling list home page is at:<br><a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/=
mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/=
listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>The Maxx
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