I don't see why more people don't use virtualization to it's full potential. Things like virtualizing Linux and letting Windows be the host, or the other way around also.
I wish desktop virtualization were more commonplace. " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith - Dulles, Virginia On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Bobby Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > I have done this for several years now. I run Ubuntu 12.04 on a > laptop. I installed VirtualBox from the repositories. I bought a copy > of MS Win 7 :(, installed it as a "guest" OS. Works beautifully. I just > start VB in an empty workspace, start Win in the box and switch back an > forth by just changing workspaces. No need to reboot. I also have > different distributions of Linux installed as guests so I can play with > them as time permits with no rebooting. VB is a fairly massive system and I > had to read the documentation very carefully. I love it. YMMV, but it works > great for me. > > Bobby > > I'd be interested in hearing results. I didn't think it was possible > either but I didn't dig too hard, and it was a number of years ago when I > looked.ge > Paul > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Csaba Toth <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ServerFault: >> http://serverfault.com/questions/241678/booting-a-native-windows-install-in-virtualbox-is-it-possible >> Looks like it's possible. I went down this route some years ago. Maybe >> I'll give another tr >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:19 PM, Csaba Toth <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm looking >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9811742/boot-a-native-os-on-the-harddisk-as-a-virtual-machine >>> The last answer looks like succeed the other way around: it booted >>> Linux with raw disk access with a Windows host. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Csaba Toth <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> If you figure that out I'm extremely interested! >>>> I'm also using dual boot devices (even my tablet is Linux + Win). If >>>> we figure that out, it'd mean I don't have to boot into Windows most of the >>>> time. >>>> The problem is that when you install Windows natively, the OS sees >>>> your real devices. If you'd manage to boot up your native Win partition >>>> into VirtualBox, the OS sitting there would see completely different >>>> devices: virtualized version of everything. >>>> >>>> A couple of years ago I digged into forums and all about that, but I >>>> didn't succeed. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Jack Coats <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes. I would like to 'boot' my Win7 in a virtual box under Linux >>>>> Mint, instead of having to reboot into Windows. >>>>> On my machine >>>>> sda1 is Windows >>>>> sda2 is windows recovery partition >>>>> sda3 is linux mint >>>>> sda4 is linux swap >>>>> >>>>> Partitions SDA1 and SDA3 are bootable. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Andrew McElroy <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Define live disk. Do you mean like a partition? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 10:56 PM, Jack Coats <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a laptop that runs Mint or Win7 nicely. It is set up to >>>>>> dual boot. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way to configure virtual box to allow using a 'live disk' >>>>>> instead of a system image. >>>>>> >>>>>> If so, could you point me to a tutorial? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance... >>>>>> >>>>>> ><> ... Jack >>>>>> >>>>>> "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 >>>>>> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." >>>>>> - Albert Einstein >>>>>> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - >>>>>> Admiral Grace Hopper, USN >>>>>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. 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Jack >>>>> >>>>> "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 >>>>> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - >>>>> Albert Einstein >>>>> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - >>>>> Admiral Grace Hopper, USN >>>>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. 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