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I don't worry too much about preserving the kernel modules, I let the config program (vmware-config.pl) build a new one. To compile on Ubuntu you need gcc-3.4 package installed and before running the config script, do "export CC=gcc-3.4" | I don't worry too much about preserving the kernel modules, I let the config program (vmware-config.pl) build a new one. To compile on Ubuntu you need gcc-3.4 package installed and before running the config script, do "export CC=gcc-3.4" | ||
=== USB === | |||
Q. The Linux host grabs my printer with its usblp driver! Dang it! | |||
A. List the module in /etc/hotplug/blacklist and it won't be loaded again. For example, | |||
echo usblp >> /etc/hotplug/blacklist ''prevent the module from being reloaded'' | |||
/etc/init.d/hotplug restart | |||
modprobe -r usblp ''remove the module from memory, just in case it's still there'' | |||
Now powercycle the printer and your Windows virtual machine should be able to grab it. | |||
== Xen == | == Xen == |
Latest revision as of 16:43, 9 May 2006
dosemu
No, really! I want to run the Magnavox GPS program and possibly other ancient DOS programs that are used to set up old hardware.
There are actually dosemu and dosemu-freedos packages in Ubuntu. I need to try them.
VMWare
vmware desktop
vmware player
vmware server
Moving VMWare
If you want to move an installation to a new machine without rerunning installer, you need to move everything.
Directories and files that I know about (I specified the install in /usr/local instead of /usr)
/etc/vmware/ /etc/init.d/vmware /usr/local/bin/vm* /usr/local/lib/vmware /usr/local/share/icons/ /usr/local/share/pixmaps/ /dev/vmnet/*
Bridged ethernet does not work on Ubuntu 5.10 so I use host-only, a minor nuisance because then I have to do routing and firewalling and forwarding on the host.
Compiling
I don't worry too much about preserving the kernel modules, I let the config program (vmware-config.pl) build a new one. To compile on Ubuntu you need gcc-3.4 package installed and before running the config script, do "export CC=gcc-3.4"
USB
Q. The Linux host grabs my printer with its usblp driver! Dang it!
A. List the module in /etc/hotplug/blacklist and it won't be loaded again. For example,
echo usblp >> /etc/hotplug/blacklist prevent the module from being reloaded /etc/init.d/hotplug restart modprobe -r usblp remove the module from memory, just in case it's still there
Now powercycle the printer and your Windows virtual machine should be able to grab it.
Xen
See http://www.xensource.com/ and http://www.steve.org.uk/Software/xen-tools