iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 1st you install linux on an intel mac, then you install vmware of course, and then boot from a vmware image of windows wouldnt this work? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbjonas Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Thats basically how they managed to do it! see the recent post with the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 cant find it, where is it? how come they're not getting the price though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 It's not a native install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 oooh ok that makes sense now what if you do this? you install windows xp on an external drive using a pc, then copy the data to a partition in the mac, then boot from that partition in vmware in linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbjonas Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 here for one, although there are other posts about the same thing. I think 0uch!p0tat0 is right about why they don't get the prize though, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 wait a sec, in vmware you can boot from a cd, the xp install cd so you can install windows xp on a partition then you can boot from that partition in vmware! cant you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJägermeister Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 wait a sec,in vmware you can boot from a cd, the xp install cd so you can install windows xp on a partition then you can boot from that partition in vmware! cant you? what if you do this? you install windows xp on an external drive using a pc, then copy the data to a partition in the mac, then boot from that partition in vmware in linux? It's still not native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 i edited so that posts messed up lol so i was thinking, cant you install windows xp using vmware on partition and boot xp from vmware in linux, but have it so that vmware boots xp when linux starts? im wondering if it works, not really if its native or not as far as im concerned, a bios emulator is gonna be needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 There is no intrinsic reason why an emulator is going to be needed - since the hardware is all x86 compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 true but its not using bios, im just saying for now, its gonna be using a bios emulator too bad i cant do more bc i dont have an intel mac, and prob cant get a mac mini either im poor and im 14 lol i just want people to join on this, who cares about the prize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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