[mdlug] [Fwd: Re: [opensuse] vmware and fake scsi drivers-final]

[Aaron Kulkis]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [opensuse] vmware and fake scsi drivers-final
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:23:53 +0100
From: Catimimi <catimimi at libertysurf.fr>
To: opensuse <opensuse at opensuse.org>
References: <200712071308.30858.kanenas at hawaii.rr.com>

kanenas at hawaii.rr.com a écrit :
> After trying a bunch of things on my problem of accessing a physical xp 
> installation from my vmware server inside my 10.3 install, the final 
> conclusion is that it can not be done. Suse 10.3 presents my hda1partition as 
> sda1 to vmware and thus to all the virtual machines i can set up thru vmware, 
> yet a dual boot configuration maintains the ide character of the hard drive. 
> Thus, when booting from a dual boot, the doze partition knows it is an ide, 
> when i try to access it thru vmware doze is being told it is a scsi!!!!! 
>   

I don't agree, if you connect this drive to a vmware IDE controller (as
I told you), windows
is told that it is an IDE partition.

Michel