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Re: Partition Alignment
HI Gkeerthy, I agree with WhoodyZ, nice article. We are investigating the partition alignment quite a lot in the last few weeks, we need this information's for a skilled work of a trainee. We knew a...
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Re: Using EFI firmware in Linux guest
Hi Tom, As far as I know, Debian 6 does not include any EFI bootloader, so it won't be bootable by our EFI implementation. If you want to use Debian 6, you'll need to use BIOS. Out of curiosity, what...
View ArticleRe: Partition Alignment
"Now we are using VMWare Fusion and I think we can't use the ESXi tools to determine the alignment of the virtual disk to the underlying physical disk but it would be nice to know if there is a...
View ArticleIs there a HOWTO to get Windows 7 (and possibly 8) to run XP software?
I have a MacBook Pro with Fusion and use VMware primarily for extended compatibility. I find that I have a very rich base of software under my XP machine, and under Windows 7 I have IE9 and that's...
View ArticleRe: Using EFI firmware in Linux guest
Hi again Tom, In case you're looking for some other Linux distro that will work with EFI, here's what we've tried and found to include usable EFI support::Fedora 11 (32 bit and 64 bit)Fedora 12 (32...
View ArticleRe: Use VM machine from Fusion 1.1.2 in VMWare 5
Thanks WoodyZ. I will see how I go when I upgrade!Thanks again.
View ArticleRe: Vmware tools for Fedora 18/64 guest
Hi Can you let me know how you got Fedora 18 on MAC via VMWare Fusion? I tried the live media and it just stopped at the launch screen, the Blue Wallpaper. Did you create a partition and install ?...
View ArticleRe: Using EFI firmware in Linux guest
Good morning Dariusd, we need a Linux VM for testing purposes, in this particular case for a trainees course work. We have partitioning a hard disk as subject, explain the MBR and EBR, working with...
View ArticleRe: Vmware tools for Fedora 18/64 guest
Here, BTW, is an interesting tutorial which covers all the steps necessary to install and run Fedora 18 in Fusion 5 or Workstation 9:...
View ArticleRe: Is there a HOWTO to get Windows 7 (and possibly 8) to run XP software?
If you want to run XP Mode nested inside a Fusion Windows 7 (Professional and higher) VM, it definitely works, without hardware virtualisation and also with reasonable speed, both via Windows Virtual...
View ArticleRe: Can't install VMware Tools for Linux after upgrading to Fusion 5
VMWare Tools for Player 5.0.1 still not working.I think the kernel support for OEL or RHEL 5.5 has dropped on VMWare Tools 5.0.0 and above.I had to downgrade to VMWare Player 4.0.5 that supports...
View ArticleRe: Vmware tools for Fedora 18/64 guest
Hi Albert/Sven Thanks for that link - I was able to get it working. I was trying with the Live Media and had started the download of the 4.3 GB DVD ISO to see if I could use that... but this works...
View ArticleRe: Vmware tools for Fedora 18/64 guest
Hi Anup, I did nothing special. I installed LXDE spin version of F18. LXDE window manager is very lightweight and it does not use 3D acceleration, which might be a problem, see the link posted by Sven.
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VMware Fusion 5.0.2 Magic Mouse Lag
Hi Ever since I upgraded to Fusion 5.0 I have been experiencing extremely slow magic mouse response in the vurtual machine, it is practically unusable (same issue with trac pad). I have tried updating...
View ArticleUnity mode opening multiple "windows"
Inside OSX I am able to right click on an icon in the task bar and usually open another instance of it IE two firefox instances. In windows (non unity mode) I am able to do the same thing with many...
View ArticleRe: iMac keeps freezing while using Vmware
I just wanted to update the discussion and to thank Avanish321. Disabling 3D accelleration seems to have completely resolved the issue. I never brought it into the Apple store because I really don't...
View ArticleHow Can I Access My C Drive?
Hi everyone, I'm using Snow Leopard, Windows 7 and VMWare Fusion 4.1.4 I have it setup so I am sharing some drives on my Mac that I can then see when I am in the Windows view. What I'm struggling with...
View ArticleFusion 4 and Snow Leopard - Have To Keep Switching Printer Sharing Off & On
Title says most of it. Very rarely I have to reboot the VM to get it back but maybe once a week I have to go into settings and just switch the printer sharing off then back on again otherwise, no...
View ArticleVmWare Player 5.0.1 Buld894247 USB>Serial
After upgrading vmware player, USB>Serial (Belkin F5U103v) adaptors can not connect to client anymore. It has worked for many years flawlessly. Yes, i have tried 2 other usb>serial connectors...
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