virtualizing...

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On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 12:40 -0500, John Abreau wrote:
> You can always run a second X session on another console, and
> run the Windows guest expanded to full-screen within that.
> Something like
> 
>     startx /usr/bin/twm -- :1
> 
> Then toggle between them with Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8.
> If you don't specify an alternate startup item like twm, then
> gnome will notice that you're already running a gnome session,
> and exit from the :1 session immediately.
> 
I do this a lot with VMware. Once gnome boots up and I ahve my desktop,
I open vmware. When XP boots, I run it full screen. Then to get back to
Gnome I hit trl-AltF7, and to get to windows I need o use Ctrl-Alt-F8.
It really is rather nifty for me as I do a lot of web development, and
need to see what output looks like on windows systems, but do all my
work in Linux (Currently Ubuntu 8.10, which so far is great)

I have also added ano0ther logged on user, and then had my desktop on
CA-F7, Windows on CA-f8, and my g/f's desktop on CA-F9


Richard


> 
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Stephen Adler <adler-wRvlPVLobi1/31tCrMuHxg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Thanks Bill,
> >
> > My home system is a core 2 quad Q9550. I believe it has the features
> > needed to support full virtualization. (vmx)
> >
> > The bit which puzzles me, is how do the virtual machine share the
> > graphics adapter? Is there some kind of virtual adaptor which which
> > multiplexes down to the physical adapter? Or are the virtual systems
> > running in a console-less mode and direct their output to some virtual
> > serial port?
> >
> > Bill Bogstad wrote:
> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Stephen Adler <adler-wRvlPVLobi1/31tCrMuHxg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Guys,
> >>>
> >>> I'm thinking I may take on virtualization as my holiday hobby. But
> >>> before I do, I was wondering if the following concept actually applies
> >>> to the linux zen kernels.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I assume you actually mean Xen.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Can I have linux and windows running virtually, on my desktop, and
> >>> through some hot key, switch between then, console and all? In other
> >>> words, say I'm running Linux in full desktop mode, with gnome running
> >>> and icons on my desktop splashed across my dual monitor setup. Then by
> >>> typing I dunno F12 or what ever, it switches to a windows desktop, where
> >>> windows explorer now controls my dual monitor desktop and windows icons
> >>> are splashed cross my dual monitor setup?
> >>>
> >>
> >> It depends.  Since Microsoft doesn't support Xen paravirtualization,
> >> you have to use full virtualization.
> >> Xen only supports this on CPUs which have some hardware support for
> >> virtualization.
> >> Not all AMD or Intel CPUs do.  See this random  web link for some more
> >> info on this subject:
> >>
> >> http://bobcares.com/index.php/blog/?p=121
> >>
> >> Bottom Line:  On the wrong CPU you can't use Xen at all to run Windows...
> >>
> >> Bill Bogstad
> >>
> >>
> >
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