Hi,
I'm using vmware server from the ubuntu partner repo. I created a VM that uses a raw partition with a pre-installed windows.
Everything works, but the VM's disk performance is horrible. It takes it 15 minutest to boot.
I tried googling, and found nothing, so I'm seeking help here.
System: Thinkpad T61, ubuntu 7.10, windows xp sp2. Disk is SATA.
Note: ubuntu treats the disk as scsi, but in the vmdk it is set up as IDE. The reason is that this is how it is created when creating it from the windows OS (booting it natively, installing vmware server, creating VM using partitions). If I create the vmdk from ubuntu, the disk is iscsi, but windows refuses to boot with 'disk read error' message.
I'd appreciate any help and would love to provide additional information.
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