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Virtualisation

  • 01-03-2007 5:38pm
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with virtualisation in particular QEMU. Im heading down under for a while and I was hoping to bring a 2.5" HDD with me for backing up photos and running portable apps. Then I thought hang on I could bring my PC setup with me if I wanted.

    Has anyone used it or setup a virtual OS with it etc?

    Dave


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  • #2
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    I've used VMware Server (also free) a bit. It's as easy as setting up any PC, except you're setting up a PC... in a PC... :)

    Don't excpect it to be particularly fast though (especially if you don't have a lot of RAM or a dual core CPU).

    Never heard of QEMU before, but there's a lot of info on the Wikipedia article about it (with links and comparisons to other virtualisation software).


  • #3
    jwt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭jwt


    QEMU is very very slow.

    MS Virtual PC 2007 is free now from
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

    or try http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx and click download near bottom of page


    John


  • #4
    NutJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭NutJob


    QEMU is verry slow and linux is moving away from it as a result.

    Virtual PC is reasonbly quick and free


    Vmware player and server are free and i have to say are very quick

    Download VMX builder and Vmware player.

    As for moving your whole pc thats a little more complex due to driver support and the fact windows will have a panic attack if suddenly booted in a VM
    see:
    http://www.vmware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv3.html


  • #5
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    Virtual Box, open source and performs better than VMware according to benchmarks.


  • #6
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭PDD


    Hi Guys,

    Thanks a million for the feedback. In order to run all of the options above I presume I would need to have software installed on the host PC. Are there any options where I dont have to do this (as most likely I will be using them in internet cafe's etc)

    Regards,

    Dave


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  • #7
    jwt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭jwt


    Knoppix and Damm Small Linux (DSL) both can be run from a memory stick but require that the PC can boot from a USB drive and that you CAN reboot the machine

    John


  • #8
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    Would U3 enabled USB drive not do you?


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