On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Daniel B. Thurman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Richard Shaw wrote: > >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Daniel B. Thurman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> das wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello Friends >>>> >>>> As a member of a local linux group called GLT, a few different distros >>>> of GNU-Linux we have to handle. One or two versions of each Fedora, >>>> Ubuntu, and OpenSuse. >>>> >>>> Earlier, I installed more than one Linux on the HD just for getting >>>> some suggestion when someone is in problem. Gradually, due to the UUID >>>> and all this is becoming problemsome. One brute way out is to rewrite >>>> 'fstab' with device-names in place of UUID-s. But people say these >>>> days a lot of applications read the UUID-s, so this may get >>>> problemsome. >>>> >>>> So, after some friends suggested, I now want to go into >>>> virtualization. And I know nothing. I have a really huge amount of HD >>>> space, and 4GB memory. And my CPU has the virtualization flags. I am >>>> myself using Fedora 11 Beta and I want to have virtual installations >>>> of Ubuntu and OpenSuse on my system. >>>> >>>> Can you people please suggest me from where to start, some good >>>> documentation, and not too technical. We are a Linux-User group, >>>> mainly teachers in profession. >>>> >>>> Thanking You >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Ok, I followed that wonderful guide, installed VirtualBox, >>> and chose XP as my first Virtual Machine, but I was >>> perplexed with "Virtual Hard Disk" menu. >>> >>> It seems that VM Wizard wants to create an "image", but my >>> problem is, that I already have a multiboot setup with XP in >>> it's own primary partition. >>> >>> The choices I have is to: >>> 1) Create new hard disk >>> 2) Use existing hard disk >>> >>> and then it has a drop down for `media' >>> >>> What exactly does it mean by choice (2)? >>> >>> Do I have to use the XP CD/DVD and create a NEW >>> hard disk partition or what? What are my options? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Dan >>> >>> >> >> Take a look at section 4.1 or 4.2 in the manual I can't remember it >> exactly. Or search the mailing list as this has been discussed >> recently. To use an existing partition you create a .vmdk file using >> the command line, sorry no graphical method yet that I know of. You >> can add access to the whole disk (not recommended) or just to that >> single partition (recommended). >> >> Richard >> >> > > I looked around for VirtualBox command line in the PDF manual > and could not find it. However, I found this blog on how to do it, > however, the showstopper for me was being able to create a file > mbr such as winXP.mbr, which is a required step and this blog uses > debian's mbr package (for Ubunto). Is there a Fedora equivilent for > creating an mbr file? > > Here is the blog link on how to do it: > > http://mesbalivernes.blogspot.com/2008/01/virtual-box-booting-from-existing.html > > If there is a better howto, please let me know? Sorry, I was WAY off... it section 9.10 in the user manual. The suggested method allowing only access to the partition is 9.10.2. My bad. Richard
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