Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-28 Thread Rodolfo J. Paiz
At 7/27/2003 17:05 -0400, you wrote: i think the original poster is making the common mistake of thinking he has to create an entire filesystem of some type for the vmware install. in this case, you just need to create one ***big*** single file that vmware will take over from there. you know -- a

RE: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread Daevid Vincent
No, you don't modify your partitions or anything. You just run vmware, start a new VM, and then you basically have a 'new machine' in which to install what you want. I believe you have to allocate a certain amount of space for the 'virtual drive', just like you allocate RAM and which hardware to gi

Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread dlangschied
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Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Rus Foster wrote: > > Can it be ext3? > > Sincerely, > > > > The underlying filesystem can be anything as long as the kernel can read > it. So ext3/xfs/reiser etc.. i think the original poster is making the common mistake of thinking he has to create an entire filesystem of

Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread Rus Foster
> Can it be ext3? > Sincerely, > The underlying filesystem can be anything as long as the kernel can read it. So ext3/xfs/reiser etc.. Rgds Rus -- www: http://jvds.com | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo MSNM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Totally Customizable Technology e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | for

Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread dlangschied
gt; Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server. > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, dlangschied wrote: > > > I am curious, do I have to create my partition as fat for a Windows VM? > > Sincerely, > > Hi, > No you don&#

Re: Using VM Ware to create a Windows VM on a Linux server.

2003-07-27 Thread Rus Foster
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, dlangschied wrote: > I am curious, do I have to create my partition as fat for a Windows VM? > Sincerely, Hi, No you don't VMWARE can just use a normal file such as /usr/vmware/2000/winnt2000.dsk Rgds Rus Foster -- www: http://jvds.com | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo