Linux on Windows virtually - use VMWare

Successfully installed Core Fedora 4 within VMWare Server.

Very straight forward (recommend linux text mode install, didn't try GUI install, but this sucked on VirtualPC2004, to be fair VirtualPC2004 did not stipulate 'linux' as an option, you simply had to choose 'other', whereas VMWare had a 'redhat' OS option.....)

Steer clear of VirtualPC2004 - if trying to install Fedora Core 4 at any rate.

Strongly recommend VMWare, it's the little things like VMWare successfully recognised the fact the 2nd CD had been inserted... Oh and the fact that the linux OS actually 'booted' after 'successfully installing.'

Thanks to all for advice in the previous thread.

VMWare > VirtualPC2004 {;->

Now for that BMax install on my 'virtual' linux machine... maybe manyanna.

Will VMWare have anything in time for Vista, so I can run Fedora Core 6 under Home Premium at all? That may be the way to do it, hopefully Microsoft won't be too strict about running one OS inside another this time around.

VMWare successfully ran Linux Fedora Core 4 with NO hassles. VirtualPC2004 didn't. Just a tip for anyone else planning on attempting to use a virtual machine.


regards,

Unsurprisingly Linux is better supported on VMWare, DOS and Vista are better support on Virtual PC.

A shame there's no true 3D support on either Virtual Platform.

Darkheart

Bzzt. VMWare 5 and onwards has experimental, non-publicised 3D support (well, I believe it's DirectX only wrapped to use OpenGL natively).

I've been using Workstation 5.5 for ages and only just came across this 3D support by accident a month ago. And I have to say, it's bloody incredible.

I've only personally used it for 2D games (hard to emulate stuff like Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 now run perfectly), but of course 3D stuff will run too - although there are limitations, a lot of stuff hasn't ben wrapped yet, shaders above 1.3 I think is a notable one - and unfortunately it only works for a guest OS of Win2000 or XP.

It's still a bit slower than running natively, but it's so so SO close it's rediculous.

VPC is still better at running Windows 9x and Vista... but it's usefulness is really limited now.

Achieved my goal of compiling with gcc, within Fedora Core 4 (Yes.. I know 6 is the latest release), within VMWare Server. {:-)

VMWare is an impressive product, the fact it is also begining to provide 3D support as well is phenomenal.

Well, right now, I'm looking at doing the complete opposite, believe it or not. ATM, I'm d/ling the Windows version of VMWare, then I'm gonna run Ubuntu virtually through that. That may be the way to go, up until I get Fedora Core 6 in the mail from Amazon, then I'll probably do a true dual-boot. Seems like a plan to me, if you want my two cents on that.