Using VirtualBox

[roshanjose]

can i get more info about adding a Hard Disk with XP as virtual image in ubuntu

[theozzlives]

I use the PUEL version and am quite happy with it. I got XP and Windows 7 running in it. Never tried the OSE version.

[roshanjose]

where can i download the PUEL version from??

[bela42]

Take a look at this very old blog post: http://mesbalivernes.blogspot.com/20...-existing.html

It is referring to VirtualBox 1.5.x though, so it may or may not apply to 2.1.x

Also, the virtual machine does most likely show a much different hardware to your already installed Windows and you will face the same problems if you would move your Windows hard drive into a different computer.

Its much easier to just install Windows into a new virtual disk, you may even use your existing license, since the VBox isn't running at the same time as your "real" Windows.

[zvacet]

@ roshanjose

I think that you are looking for something like this.I don´t know is that possible with VB.

[Linux000]

There is a way that you can mount a real hard disk as a virtual machine, a tutorial is in the VirtualBox fourms, unfortunately I have no clue where it is. one thing you have to do is to go into a terminal and type

sudo su

it will prompt for a password, type the one you choose at install time.

then type

cd /dev

then

chmod 777 /dev/sdb

finally type

ls -al sdb

it should return something like this

brwxrwxrwx 1 root disk 8, 16 2009-03-02 16:41 sdb

this should give you all privileges on your other hard drive, when you make the image (you might have to do that to the image itself also)

Hope it helps