Re: [Gumstix-users] WM Images Here! (was Linux VM for development)

[rob321 <rob...@gm...>]

Hi David,

Currently I'm using MS Virtual PC, I have used VMWare in the distant past.
To speed up MS VPC I run it from an external usb HD, you still need lots of
RAM however (depending on what software you're running esp if it's MS
software). Have you tried an external HD with VMWare?

Thanks for the info
Rob


David Rye wrote:
> 
> 
> I have been using VMware Server for several months now (several Linux VMs
> hosted on Windows) and am completely happy with it. It is free and very
> reliable. Once you have installed VMware, get a virtual machine in either
> of these 2 ways:
> 
>   1. There are many pre-built images available at
> http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/
>       The only disadvantage that I can see in using these (I have used
> Ubuntu, Fedora 5, Fedora 7)
>       is that the virtual disk has been sized at 8GB which may not be big
> enough for some. The virtual disk
>       size **can** be increased using free VMware command-line tools but I
> ran into problems doing it.
> 
>   2. Create a VM from within VMware. You can make the virtual disk as
> large as you want, and have 
>       the advantage that you know exactly how the OS was configured. Once
> you have created the virtual 
>       machine, it is just like a new physical machine - effectively a
> formatted but unpartitioned (I think - 
>       memory is a bit dim here) disk that you can install your favorite OS
> onto using any of the standard 
>       install methods for that OS - CD-ROM, network install, etc.
> 
> The only noticeable difference is that the emulated machine runs more
> slowly than physical hardware -- I am running on a 1.7 GHz laptop and it's
> not too bad...
> 
> BTW, I have no association with VMware or thoughtpolice...
> 
> 

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