off topic : Parallels alternative : VirtualBox

[Pierre Sahores]

Thierry,

> Merci Pierre for all this info !
>
> Downloaded it , could see in the download pages,
> that VirtualBox for Mac isn't anymore in Beta ( on the
> screenshots's pages they still say it is ! )
>
> As a former user ( well, still yet ) I have Ubuntu 8.04 under  
> Parallels.

What about the server's administration tools under Ubuntu ? thanks for  
the info !

> Do you know an easy way to convert my Parallels Hard Disk  
> Image .pvs / .pvd
> to VirtualBox ? Seems there is a solution via QEMU, but is there  
> something more simple ?

QEMU unneeded ! If you don't own VMWare Fusion at this time,

1.-  just download it as a trial version
2.- download from the same VMWare site the VMware Importer.app
3.- drop the Parallels ".pws" virtual drive you want to convert to a  
VirtualBox compatible virtual drive
4.- you will get a VMWare ".vmdk" virtual drive
5.- put this ".vmdk" where you want

/Users/pierre/Library/VirtualBox/VMDK/win2000.vmdk can be a good place

6.- and tell VirtualBox to use it as your new converted virtual machine.
7.- that's all !

> And second question, which put this thread in On Topic.

Me !
>
> Can we share folders from Rev running on MacOS and the second one on  
> a virtual machine ?

Yes. After having setup the VirtualBox shared-folder tab, have an eye  
on the "netwok favorites by right-mouse-click" to connect a shared  
local folder (as X:, Y: or Z:, etc...) under WinXPPro. Take care not  
to use networked folders instead (too slow).
>
> That would be great.... may be I'm again dreaming :-)

No ! Just do it :-)

> ps: I'm on MacBook /2 GB RAM / Tiger

Hope this help,

Kind Regards,
--
Pierre Sahores
mobile : 06 03 95 77 70
www.sahores-conseil.com
>
>
>
>> Hello Thierry,
>>
>> I'm running the GPL version of VirtualBox 1.6.2 under MacOS X  
>> 10.5.4 - MacBook Pro 2 Ghz. At this time, 2 hosted OS are installed
>>
>> - Win 2000 Pro packed inside a VMWare .wmdk partition (because i  
>> used the VMWare Fusion's "VMware Importer.app" to convert it in  
>> just two clicks from its original Parallels 3.xx ".pvs" format ;
>> - Win XP Pro SP2 packed inside a native VirtualBox .vdi partition.
>>
>> Both are just working very well and fast. The RAM and processor's  
>> time footprints of VirtualBox are the lowest i ever seen about  
>> virtualisation !
>> --
>>
>> Le 28 juil. 08 à 11:25, Thierry a écrit :
>>
>>>
>>> Le 28 juil. 08 à 11:02, Pierre Sahores a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Hello There,
>>>>
>>>> Just a quick note to recommand Sun's VirtualBox instead of  
>>>> Parallels 3.xx i'm no more happy with...
>>>>
>>>> Lots more stable and fast ; able to run natively VMWare VMDK  
>>>> partitions ; free and commercial versions ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>> Hi Pierre,
>>>
>>> Which platform are you working with VirtualBox ?
>>>
>>> On Mac, seems it's still a Beta version ?
>>>
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