Comments on: Moving Windows from Dual Boot to Virtualization (Help!) http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help Because these are the early days of a long revolution . . . Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Noworry http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help#comment-207785 Noworry Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:03:29 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help/#comment-207785 Currently I am mounting my ntfs drive (C:, where windows is installed and all my docs reside) read/write using ntfs-config. My problem is that I have to unmount the volume everytime I start windows in VM under ubuntu (otherwise it will get corrupted). So I have to use windows share at that time. But I cannot use the share when VM is not started, in that case I have to mount the drive. This is my problem, have to use two different methods depending on whether VM is started or not. Do you have any suggestion on avoiding this? Currently I am mounting my ntfs drive (C:, where windows is installed and all my docs reside) read/write using ntfs-config.
My problem is that I have to unmount the volume everytime I start windows in VM under ubuntu (otherwise it will get corrupted). So I have to use windows share at that time. But I cannot use the share when VM is not started, in that case I have to mount the drive.
This is my problem, have to use two different methods depending on whether VM is started or not. Do you have any suggestion on avoiding this?

]]> By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help#comment-207207 John Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:45:23 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help/#comment-207207 As for my own issue, all I did was tell windows not to assign that volume a drive/letter - so now windows doesn't mount or edit the Fat partition, and I access it only through samba. As for my own issue, all I did was tell windows not to assign that volume a drive/letter – so now windows doesn’t mount or edit the Fat partition, and I access it only through samba.

]]> By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help#comment-207204 John Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:44:34 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help/#comment-207204 Do you mean how to access the content on your windows (NTFS) partition when you're <i>not</i> running windows? You can mount the NTFS drive in Ubuntu - I generally mount mine in read only mode, though I know read/write of NTFS has greatly improved in recent ubuntu versions. Check out this guide: <a href="http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=675" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu Tricks - How to mount your Windows partition and make it read/writable with NTFS-3G</a> Do you mean how to access the content on your windows (NTFS) partition when you’re not running windows?

You can mount the NTFS drive in Ubuntu – I generally mount mine in read only mode, though I know read/write of NTFS has greatly improved in recent ubuntu versions.

Check out this guide: Ubuntu Tricks – How to mount your Windows partition and make it read/writable with NTFS-3G

]]> By: Noworry http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help#comment-206950 Noworry Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:28:14 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2007/08/20/virtual-windows-help/#comment-206950 I am also having the same problem as you do. Previously I was mounting my windows ntfs drive in ubuntu. Now, after configuring vmware to boot my existing windows inside ubuntu, I am confused on how I can make ntfs drive contents accessible from ubuntu. My case is that I ll not be running windows all the time. I am also having the same problem as you do. Previously I was mounting my windows ntfs drive in ubuntu. Now, after configuring vmware to boot my existing windows inside ubuntu, I am confused on how I can make ntfs drive contents accessible from ubuntu. My case is that I ll not be running windows all the time.

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