From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Abrahams Subject: Re: Windows under KVM + dual boot Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:16:54 -0400 Message-ID: <877ismd0s9.fsf@grogan.peloton> References: <4618DDA80200005A0002267C@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <4618DDAF0200005A0002267F@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <4618DDAF0200005A0002267F@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <871wiu1z91.fsf@valverde.peloton> <87irc6d2fk.fsf@grogan.peloton> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org on Sun Apr 08 2007, David Abrahams wrote: > on Sun Apr 08 2007, David Abrahams wrote: > >> on Sun Apr 08 2007, "Gregory Haskins" wrote: >> >>> I think it will turn out to be a pretty major problem, but probably >>> not for the reason you might think. >>> >>> I know Xen has the ability to point a vbd interface at a physical >>> partition, and I believe KVM does as well though I am not familiar >>> with it. In theory you should be able to point the boot disk at your >>> partition and have it come up as a guest. >>> >>> >>> I think where you will run into problems is that windows won't really >>> like have the system swapped out underneath it. KVM presents its own >>> set of virtualized PC resources that are undoubtedly divergent in some >>> way from your bare metal machine. >> >> That's what Windows hardware profiles are for, IIUC. It seems people >> also have to take extra steps to make sure all the necessary drivers >> for running the VM are installed. You might wanna read >> http://www.motin.eu/www/mirror/physvmware/ > > I figure the way to get the drivers is to install windows in the usual KVM > way, then copy the drivers across to my windows partition. We'll see > how that works out. I also found http://www.advicesource.org/ubuntu/Run_Existing_Windows_Instalation_On_Ubuntu_With_Vmware_player.html -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com Don't Miss BoostCon 2007! ==> http://www.boostcon.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV