Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-08 Thread Drew Van Zandt
I'm running XP Pro under a Linux VMplayer (free) and I did not need Workstation or Server to create it, just some google work and text-file editing. I did have some trouble getting Ubuntu running in a VM, but I see that others have gotten it working; I just don't care enough to make it work...too

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Shawn K. O'Shea
1. Can VMWare player under Linux run Windows XP as a guest. Yes 2. Conversely, can VMWare player under Windows XP run Linux as a guest. Yes 3. Can VMWare player under Linux run other Linux distros. Yes Basically, my impression is that its VMs must be created by Workstation (or GSX or

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Chris Linstid
On 5/7/07, Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have some questions specific to VMWare player that I have not been able to get answered to my satisfaction yet. 1. Can VMWare player under Linux run Windows XP as a guest. Yes, but you need a VM for it (which must be created using

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Jerry Feldman
I have some questions specific to VMWare player that I have not been able to get answered to my satisfaction yet. 1. Can VMWare player under Linux run Windows XP as a guest. 2. Conversely, can VMWare player under Windows XP run Linux as a guest. 3. Can VMWare player under Linux run other Linux

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Derek Atkins
"Drew Van Zandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have no trouble getting to "Fullscreen mode" from the menu... the trouble is > that there's this irritating toolbar floating at the top, and I'd like to see > nothing but the guest OS until I hit the hotkeys. Hmm.. I dont recall Server-Console or

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Drew Van Zandt
I have no trouble getting to "Fullscreen mode" from the menu... the trouble is that there's this irritating toolbar floating at the top, and I'd like to see nothing but the guest OS until I hit the hotkeys. --DTVZ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-

Re: VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, "Drew Van Zandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've gotten VMWare Player working under Debian, and it's Really Cool, but I > have one gripe I was hoping someone might have pointers for... I googled and > came up with pages and pages of info that failed to help. When I'm running a > guest OS

VMWare player under Linux

2007-05-07 Thread Drew Van Zandt
I've gotten VMWare Player working under Debian, and it's Really Cool, but I have one gripe I was hoping someone might have pointers for... I googled and came up with pages and pages of info that failed to help. When I'm running a guest OS under Player, there's a toolbar always visible at the top.