Andrew Oakley wrote: > I have a new PC which has Windows XP. I am already very familiar with > repartitioning/resizing and dual-booting so that I can have both XP and > Ubuntu on the same machine. > > Is it possible to have the same one single Ubuntu partition bootable as > BOTH: > * Dual boot > AND > * A virtual machine within Windows XP? (using the same Ubuntu partition) > > If so, how? Pointers to howtos much appreciated; my google attemps thus > far reveal only how to do the opposite (dual boot plus same XP > virtualised within Ubuntu; I want Ubuntu virtualised inside XP) > > I realise this will complicate hardware drivers under Ubuntu, so for the > first stage I'm not trying to use any fancy 3D graphics nor worry about > network connectivity. > > Note that this is my third machine, mainly used only for gaming. I only > boot Ubuntu on my other machines. > It appears from the manual that virtualbox can do this (as an experimental feature). I've no idea how well it works in practice though.
HTH, Sam -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
