Dual Boot + VM with windows

Daenyth · 2010-03-08 21:54:16

Is it possible to run windows inside a VM on arch, but to have it use my NTFS windows partition that is also a dual boot instead of making a virtual drive? Basically I'd like to be able to run both OSs at once somehow.

sand_man · 2010-03-08 22:14:27

Yes it's possible but you have to create a new Windows hardware profile. I remember reading an article about it. Let me have a look around for you.

http://www.vmware.com/support/reference … files.html

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Daenyth · 2010-03-08 22:15:06

Thanks!

jelly · 2010-03-09 13:52:25

or use VirtualBox which can do it too ( i think VirtualBox is better than VMWare

Daenyth · 2010-03-09 14:41:31

Yes but how? Is there a name for this that I could search for?

zowki · 2010-03-09 15:16:45

These guides should do the trick!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=769883
http://blarts.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/ … isty-fawn/

I'm going to give it a shot this weekend, it seems like it might work.

kaivalagi · 2010-03-09 15:24:03

Found this only after reading what you are trying to do: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=9697

I haven't read through it all properly yet but I am hoping I will be able to figure out how to use my existing /dev/sda1 NTFS partition for a VM, it has Win7 on it already...what do you think? Possible to use as is?

Edit: too late but more to read

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Moose9999 · 2010-03-09 17:52:56

From what I understand, vbox has no problem using an already existing install and virtualizing it. I haven't done it myself but a friend has. I would take a guess that when you choose the hard drive there is a way to choose the existing windows partition instead of making a vdi. If not there then maybe there is a way with Vboxmanage from the command line. I'll look into it some more, I'm curious as well.

sand_man · 2010-03-10 10:48:39

jelly wrote:

or use VirtualBox which can do it too ( i think VirtualBox is better than VMWare

I wasn't recommending VMWare. I only use VirtualBox but the concept is the same. I was in a hurry and that was all I could find at the time.

jordi · 2010-03-10 20:45:44

sudo qemu-kvm -m 512 -usb -usbdevice tablet -vga std -drive file=/dev/sda

This is how I do it. On first boot Windows will install some new drivers. And the ati driver says that it couldn't get loaded. But it is working fine.

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Dual Boot + VM with windows

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