Re: A few questions about 10.2 and/or VMWare 5.x and/or MS Virtual PC
- From: Jim Jones <okieman7@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:31:38 -0600
houghi wrote:
cat wrote:
I just got 10.2 up and running under VMWare 5.5.3 using XP Pro as a host.
Do it the other way around. More stable.
1. It seems that XGL isn't supported on VMWare as of yet - at least from
what I've read on the VMWare forums - has anyone had any success with this
or could you give me some pointers on some things to try to
perhaps get it to work?
XGL is 3D The virtual card ain't 3D.
2. Regarding the above question, does MS Virtual PC do a better job at
this?
Only if it has a virtual 3D card and I doubt that.
3. I've got another box dual booting with W2K and Ubuntu 6.10, but I"m
thinking of wiping that entirely and just loading 10.2 on it, but it's
only got an old ATI Rage Pro video card and 384 megs of RAM - will 10.2
suck on it and will XGL run at all?
10.1, no problem, XGL you could try. Nobody better then you can say if
you accept it or not. ;-)
4. At some point in this lifetime, I'd like to give Windoze the heave ho
once and for all, but I've got apps I just can't leave behind (proprietary
stuff like ham radio and other comm gear software/Zire apps/etc.) - are
the above options (and maybe MS Virtual Server) pretty much what I've got
as far as setting this with both OS's without doing the dual boot merry
go round?
Install Linux andf run VMware (or Parallels, like I do) on it. In there
you can run Wintendo for the few things you need, unless those are 3D
programs in which case you will need dualboot.
As you have two machines, use one for XP and the other for Linux. Then
use a switcher (or whatever they are called) to switch between those two
machines, which will leave you with one keyboard, one mouse and if the
hardware permits it two screens for both.
There are other options available.
5.Am I missing something or is the bottom line that some apps (like
Azureus/Java) won't be able to be installed with Yast2?
Yes, you need to add repo's
6. Is there a way to point Yast2 at multiple FTP sites, etc. to get
different lists of installable apps?
Yes. Just add repo's
houghi
Does 10.2 not require 512mb of Ram, I have a machine that has 512 ram
with just the onboard video, since apparently it shares ram with the
motherboard it refuses to install because there will be less than 512
available at all times. I added a video card to it, then it installed
with no problem.
Jim
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