Paul Gilmartin ha scritto: > On Jan 6, 2009, at 06:21, Mauro Condarelli wrote: > >> Hi, I have a machine that dual-boots (Windows/Vista & ubuntu/Linux). >> Sometimes I need to run the two systems in parallel, so I installed >> Virtualbox on Vista(host) and made a .vmdk of the Linux partition. >> It works. >> Now the question: >> I would like to start the Guest additions on Linux(guest) if and >> only if >> it is running under VirtualBox. >> I dunno what would happen if I try to start them in Linux native. >> Is there a way to do this automatically (something at startup)? >> > Do you ever need to run ubuntu native? > > How do you synchronize data between ubuntu native and > ubuntu virtual? Is it possible to have a native (non-vmdk) > partition accessible alike between native and virtual > ubuntu? Or can the native ubuntu mount the .vmdk? Sorry, I was not able to express myself correctly.
I often switch between *native* boot of Windows/Vista and ubuntu/Linux. Sometimes I need to run both systems, so I installed VirtualBox on Vista and prepared a .vmdk disk pointing to the actual partition *on disk*, not to a copy on a file. No Synchronization required since I am using *the same* filesystem. I have *no* idea on how to produce a native .vdi disk pointing to an actual partition and not to a file. What I would like to do is detect if the *partition* is booted native (do nothing) or if the exact same partition is booted via VirtualBox (and then start guest additions). Can this be done? TiA Mauro _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
