From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 26 22:48:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B3D616A4B3 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:48:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au (smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au [210.50.76.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14FB344017 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:48:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ekrem@ozemail.com.au) Received: from [210.50.97.120] (210.50.97.120) by smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.0.018) (authenticated as ekrem@iprimus.com.au) id 3F6F6FF000223556; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:48:21 +1000 From: Ekrem To: Siegbert Baude In-Reply-To: <3F74DEB6.4090801@gmx.de> References: <3F74DEB6.4090801@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1064641718.71675.6.camel@beynam.ecko.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:48:39 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: "Timms, Simon" cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD in Windows..... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 05:48:29 -0000 On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 10:49, Siegbert Baude wrote: > >>What about installing vmware (on XP), then install FreeBSD in vmware, > >>and mounting it that way? Maybe a lot of trouble, but at least he'd be > >>able to get at the data. > > > If my understanding of vmware is correct that shouldn't work, couldn't work. > > Vmware is just an x86 emulator which sits on top of windows, the OS working > > in VMware should be unaware that it is running in an emulator and shouldn't > > have direct access to any of the host computer's resources. If the host system > > is unable to mount a file system then the operating system in vmware should > > also be unable to mount it. First because it is unaware that it exists and > > second because vmware uses the host system's resources and anything which is > > inaccessible to the host system would also be inaccessible to the emulated > > system. > > It is possible, as VMWare allows the guest systems direct access to the > disks. I did complete buildworlds within VMWare on the same file system > I use, when I boot FBSD directly. > There is also generic SCSI-Support which allows access to SCSI-devices > for the guest system. > > Ciao > Siegbert > > _______________________________________________ I was also successful with something similar to this. I used a trial version of vmware for win nt some years ago, and I was able to boot and use FreeBSD from a 2nd hard disk. I had originally installed that particular FreeBSD as standalone on a spare PC using its standard UFS filesystem. Ekrem