planetjoel.com — This article describes how you can run Windows XP images on Ubuntu Dapper if you have a processor supporting Virtualization Technology, the new hardware based VM acceleration technology from Intel. Despite being extremely new it seems stable and quite usable for testing or dev. Very cool technology.
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usefulidiotJul 1, 2006
lol, ugly metroid background
rastanJul 2, 2006
Not much is different from VMWare. Both are hypervisors. However while VMware runs as an app, Xen runs at the kernel level (partially), which makes it ideally suitable for hosting or server environments because the host OS can be stripped down to the bare minimum and have all real work done in guests.The closest VMWare app to compare it to is ESX server. In that regard:#1: It's free and opensource (although VMWare Server is gratis, it's not open, and ESX is commercial/$$$)#2: It supports the new VT chips. I don't believe VMWare supports VT yet (I may be wrong)#3: If nothing else competition from Xen is probably what made VMWare make Server free in the first place, so the consumer wins :)#4: VMWare has better management tools ATM, but the Xensource tools and SuSE Xen tools are getting very goodI still use VMWare Workstation for my development, but we've deployed several Xen servers in production to abstract services onto hosts, and they run great. It also enables companies like Quantact to let you have your own hosted VDS for $15/mo <a class="user" href="http://quantact.com">http://quantact.com</a> (Disclaimer: I am a happy Quantact customer but not otherwise affiliated)
nacsJul 2, 2006
The biggest difference is the VT support. If you're using a VT enabled processor (like the new Intel processors and some very new AMDs), you'll get near native performance with Xen.Vmware workstation/server/player don't support VT acceleration.Parallels ( <a class="user" href="http://www.parallels.com">http://www.parallels.com</a> ) does support VT though and runs very well in my Ubuntu system (it's also available for Windows and the new Intel Macs).
hackerssidekickJul 2, 2006
Where's your source/proof? Until you provide some, that's just FUD
doolittleJul 2, 2006
Xen get's a digg for getting windows machine support!I still prefer vmware's free player, check this out to create machines for the free player...<a class="user" href="http://www.easyvmx.com/">http://www.easyvmx.com/</a>
xyber411Jul 2, 2006
Fantastic, Now Windows Can Crash Both My Operating Systems At Once!!! :D(not that it actually happens, I'm just bitter towards MS).
gmorganJul 3, 2006
Running WinXP in a VM makes a lot of sense if you have the knowledge and know how though. If it crashes it doesn't take out the whole lot with it and its simply a matter of restarting the VM. With software suspend you can even run it at reasonable speeds. Backups are easy to maintain given the image system so you can run an XP system without any of the flaws (or at least greatly mimimising them).
saksirisanMay 9, 2007
My question....does installing Windows on Xen absolutely require a processor that supports VT?