Virtualisation per se doesn't require that much CPU. RAM is definately required though so the 512MB is way too little if you want to go the VM route IMHO. Basically you have to options if you use VM and want to have both Windows and Ubuntu:
1) Use Linux as host and Windows as guest. Makes sense since you primarily want to use Linux and just switch to Windows for some tasks. On the other hand, the CD player (in Windows) would be virtualised by Linux which adds another layer between the physical media and the ripping software. That may not be what you want. 2) Use Windows as host and Linux as guest. Not optimial since you would be constantly taking up system resources with something which you don't want. Regarding RAID0 and virtualisation that is only a question of the host operating system. The virtual machine only gets a virtual physical harddrive. So as long as the host operating system supports the RAID configuration you want to use, you should be fine. Although I can't help to wonder why you would need RAID0. Finally, regarding Microsoft support for XP it shouldn't be an issue. Sure, they can stop supporting it and at some point there will be no more security updates coming for it. But it will still work. Just take a snapshot of the Windows guest and you should be able to use it indefinately. -- bergek Transporter - Genelec 8020A Squeezebox 3 - Yamaha NX-A01 Serener GS-L02 - Via EPIA SP8000 - Ubuntu 6.06 Server ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bergek's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7805 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34505 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
