[bulug] Re: suggestions for virtualization (Windows XP on Gentoo Linux; Pentium-M (no VT-x))
- From: "Jimmy C. Chau" <jchau@xxxxxx>
- To: bulug-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:02:56 -0500
Thank you for all of your suggestions and your fast responses. I'll
give VirtualBox a try after OpenOffice 3 finishes building for me
(another security update).
Sincerely,
-Jimmy C. Chau
<jchau@xxxxxx>
Jimmy C. Chau wrote:
> Happy new year, BU-LUG!
>
> Over this break, I tried to upgrade my gentoo-sources to 2.6.26.x. In
> the process, I realized what I have forgotten: the reason why I didn't
> upgrade earlier was because vmware-modules for vmware-server 1.x
> doesn't build with kernels later than 2.6.25. (The Bugzilla page for
> the bug is at <http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227303>).
>
> Also, according to the Bugzilla page VMWare will not fix their bugs
> since they are diverting their efforts to vmware-server 2 instead.
> Although the Bugzilla page shows many workarounds, none appear to be a
> permanent fix and they don't seem to work for everyone.
>
> Since I got a free (of cost) license for VMWare Server a few years
> back, I've been using it to run Windows XP to use some Windows only
> programs that I either needed: CodeWarrior, Visual Studio 2008, MS
> Project (2007?), Motorola Software Update (firmware updater for my
> phone), etc. These programs do not have Linux compatible versions
> available and don't work well with Wine (according to the Wine AppDB),
> so Windows XP as a guest OS is handy. I prefer to avoid dual-booting
> since that requires me to interrupt my work every time I switch,
> preventing me from using both operating systems simultaneously.
>
> Now that you know some background information about my problem (sorry
> for the long, three-paragraph description), I hope you can provide
> some suggestions for running Windows XP and/or Windows programs in
> Linux. As mentioned before, neither Wine nor VMWare Server are
> suitable.
>
> In case I haven't been picky enough, here are a few more requirements:
> o If it costs anything, it should cost less than a one time fee of $20.
> o I need the guest OS (Windows) to be able to access USB devices
> plugged into my computer (e.g., for loading firmware onto a
> microcontroller for a project or onto my phone).
> o I want it to work with the gentoo-sources-2.6.27 Linux kernel. It
> should also be likely to work with later versions; I don't want to
> fall behind on security updates just to keep Windows available.
> (Something that's open source with a large community will probably
> remain supported.)
> o It must have network support for Windows (the guest OS).
> o It should either be able to use a CD/DVD drive or an ISO image
> (preferably both).
> o Preferably, it should be able to use the VMWare disk files (Virtual
> Machine Disk Format, VMDK, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMDK>), so I
> won't have to start from scratch with the install, but this is *not*
> necessary.
> o It should not be too slow (i.e. I don't want to wait a minute for
> the virtual machine to process each keystroke because it's trying to
> simulate every transistor of its virtual processor).
>
> I am running on a Pentium M, so I do not have Intel's Virtualization
> Technology
> (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#Intel_Virtualization_Technology_.28Intel_VT.29>)
> available on my processor. RAM is plentiful (2GB) and I should have
> enough hard drive space to spare (~30GB).
>
> Advice from personal experience would be awesome; other suggestions
> are also welcome. Let me know if you need more information to make
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sincerely,
> -Jimmy C. Chau
> <jchau@xxxxxx>
>
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