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   From: Matthias.Werner@bigfoot.com   
      
   Am 24.11.2007 06:49, S.SubZero schrieb:   
   > I've been tinkering with virtualization recently.  I'm currently   
   > trying to run BeOS 5.05 "BONE" virtualized but it's being   
   > uncooperative.  I'm trying it out on Virtualbox 1.5.2 and MS Virtual   
   > Server 2007, each with 512MB RAM and 2GB hard disk dedicated to the   
   > VM.   
   >   
   > Under Virtualbox 1.5.2 I can't get BeOS to install, VB just crashes   
   > soon after the install CD starts booting.   
   >   
   > Under MS Virtual PC 2007 I can get BeOS to install, but the mouse is   
   > choppy, and I also can't get sound working.  VPC emulates an SB16, but   
   > the SB16 drivers I tried on Bebits don't generate any sound, though   
   > they do seem to recognize the virtual sound card.  Network was a   
   > little quirky, but currently works fine.  Seamonkey 1.1.7pre loads a   
   > little slow but is otherwise responsive.   
   >   
   > On a whim I converted the hard drive image from VHD to VMDK.  I fired   
   > it up under Virtualbox and it actually runs.  The interface choppiness   
   > doesn't occur, but otherwise it's almost unusable because every action   
   > processes very slowly.  I did manage to get sound working, and while   
   > CL-AMP plays mp3's, it chews up all the CPU and really the system   
   > can't do anything else.  Network works, but Seamonkey takes a very   
   > long time to start and is again very slow and unusable.   
   >   
   > Anyone out there have any suggestions for getting BeOS to run   
   > happier?  I was thinking of trying QEMU but I'm not familiar enough   
   > with QEMU to understand how to set it up.   
      
   Have a look at this:   
      
   http://haiku-os.org/downloads --> VMware images   
      
   WFM.   
      
      
   bis denne   
      
   Matthias   
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