[PLUG] Ubuntu 9.04 in MS Virtual PC 2007 is it possible?

[Kirk Goins]

Well, it's all in the details... Thanks.  I've downloaded that version 
and will give it a go as soon as ny backup is finished and I fix my MBR 
on that box.



Erik Lane wrote:
> But VMware is free. At least this version:
> http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
>
> They talk about it here:
> http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/server_beta.html
>
> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Kirk Goins <kgoins at aracnet.com> wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Matt,
>>
>> I DL'd VMware's Workstation and it works, but I'm not sure I'm ready to
>> fork out $190 for some Linux investigation. VirtualBox might be OK but I
>> can't seem to get the dang thing to do anything other than 640x480 or
>> 800x600. Guess I'll keep digging.  My video is built it ATI 3200 on my
>> ASUS motherboard.
>>
>>
>>
>> Matt McKenzie wrote:
>>     
>>> Why not try it with VirtualBox[1] or VMWare[2].
>>>
>>> I myself run several different Linux distros using VirtualBox, with XP as
>>> host (as well as Linux as host and other Linux and XP as guest).
>>>
>>> [1] www.virtualbox.org
>>> [2] www.vmware.com
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> Matt M.
>>> LinuxKnight
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Kirk Goins <kgoins at aracnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I like to test drive running either or both Ubuntu server and desktop
>>>> using MS VirtualPC 2007 on my XP machine. The Desktop gets to 99%
>>>> port-installation trigger libc6 and hangs until I reboot.   Server never
>>>> gets past 47% scanning the disks.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone got this to work?   thanks
>>>>
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