HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server

[insane_alien]

this is a great tutorial and probably does work for most people.

i got it installed no bother but it won't start. if i type 'vmware' into the console the only thing that happens is my processor usage jumps up to 100% and the temperature follows. i don't even get error codes in the terminal. i left this running for about 30 minutes still with nothing then i closed it since i waqs worried about the temperature on my processor (70*C)

EDIT: got it solved in IRC

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3:$LD_PRELOAD vmware <-command to run if you have the same problem

[Xera]

Hoi, i'm trying to get my speedtouch 330 working in TinyXP, i've tried it on nas0 and eth0, but i just get this:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5642/s1ep2.png
oh and btw, i used http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/ubuntu/index.html to install the modem. any suggestions?

Xera

[raddik]

I found that after installing vmware-player to get vmware server to install OK, server would not work after rebooting (despite uninstalling vmware-player). Seems some files were left behind from vmware-player, so...

sudo update-rc.d -f vmware-player remove

This removed some more files to do with vmware-player (networking on start-up) - which seemed to be interfering

Thanks for this tip! It has finally helped me after several days of searching for the right solution. I had previously installed and uninstalled vmware-player through Automatix. To get vmware-serverd and other services loading after reboot I also had to uninstall three other files left behind from vmware-player through synaptic and then run the vmware-config.pl again.

[olieviya]

Is there a guide as to how you may run an already existing "normal" installation of windows from within VMWare Server???

[cesera]

Is there a guide as to how you may run an already existing "normal" installation of windows from within VMWare Server???

http://news.u32.net/articles/2006/07...ical-partition

[Peturrr]

I have set up a virtual machine for WIN 2000. However I cannot install the operating system.

The CD drive will not boot up for WIN 2000 for installation. I have looked at the help article "Configuring a CD-ROM" and even with the suggested changes (changing CD-ROM from local to client), nothing occurs.

This is the error message I receive:
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No bootable CD, floppy or hard disk was detected.
To install an operating system, insert a bootable CD or floppy and restart the virtual machine by clicking the Reset button.
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I am uploading a screen shot so you can see what I see directly. (Being a noobie in Linux it saved the screenshot as .php -- I have no clue how this compresses the file -- so if the pic is too large, let me know & I won't do this again)

Click Power-Off. Then go to Summary and edit the properties of the virtual cd drive until it works.

[elsebasbe]

Thanks, works flawless.

[Contrid]

I can't boot into my existing Windows installation.
I'm not even sure how to do it.
Can someone tell me how?

[Contrid]

I managed to get it to work up until the Grub loader.
It gives me an error 21

Both XP and grub is on the same partition/hard-drive.
Ubuntu is on another partition.
What should I do?

[m.musashi]

I managed to get it to work up until the Grub loader.
It gives me an error 21

Both XP and grub is on the same partition/hard-drive.
Ubuntu is on another partition.
What should I do?

Unless you have been trying to get vmware to boot your original xp install you would probably have better luck posting a new thread. It sounds more like a grub issue and it's unlikely anyone will find your request here.