05-10-2008, 01:00 PM
I remember there being a function for Parallels to copy an existing boot drive (it's been 2 years....) so surely there must be a way to just copy your boot drive to a BootCamp partition, provided it is XP-2 or greater. It just makes sense.
Does VMWare permit virtualization of the Mac on ANYTHING?
Also... if we can technically run this thing as a pure pc, then wouldn't booting it from an external drive count? I'd like to see comments from others who've messed with it. I've done no more than create the VMWare file, compress it, and when I want to use it, the 250MB file expands to a Virtual Drive containing 1.5GB of XP sp2 crap. When I'm done using it, I either toss the expanded drive, OR recompress it, and toss the PREVIOUS compressed drive.
That way it takes up virtually no room, and I don't need a partition wasting space.
With what you do, is the "hit" really so great that you notice a difference in performance?
One day, If I don't find side by side benchmarks of "with VMWare in Leopard...vs. Direct Boot" - I'll get around to trying it.
Does VMWare permit virtualization of the Mac on ANYTHING?
Also... if we can technically run this thing as a pure pc, then wouldn't booting it from an external drive count? I'd like to see comments from others who've messed with it. I've done no more than create the VMWare file, compress it, and when I want to use it, the 250MB file expands to a Virtual Drive containing 1.5GB of XP sp2 crap. When I'm done using it, I either toss the expanded drive, OR recompress it, and toss the PREVIOUS compressed drive.
That way it takes up virtually no room, and I don't need a partition wasting space.
With what you do, is the "hit" really so great that you notice a difference in performance?
One day, If I don't find side by side benchmarks of "with VMWare in Leopard...vs. Direct Boot" - I'll get around to trying it.