Thanks to all for responding. In the end I found this blog that describes in detail how to do this, for the few of you who might be interested :)
http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2007/11/13/fedora-8-werewolf-on-vi rtual-pc-2007.aspx Flip -----Original Message----- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Gruene Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 13:17 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Vista What virtualisation software are you using? VMWare, virtualbox, xen? Not seeing anything means, you can't even see to prompt when the virtual machines tries to boot from CD/DVD? Tim -- Tim Gruene Institut fuer anorganische Chemie Tammannstr. 4 D-37077 Goettingen GPG Key ID = A46BEE1A On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Flip Hoedemaeker wrote: > This actually pops up a question on a somewhat related issue, I've recently > tried to install Fedora 8 on a virtual PC, but I get caught up with the > video display being completely warped. Since I don't see anything I cannot > even begin to troubleshoot the issue. Has anybody got a solution for this? > > Flip > > -----Original Message----- > From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Iain > Kerr > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 09:45 > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Vista > > Deena, > > A lot of this comes down to personal preference at the end of the > day..you just have to find what works for you. > > I primarily use MacOSX and Linux. I also have a Vista partition on my > laptop to share Microsoft office files with others in the department > that use Windows or Macs..no comment on crystallography applications, > but I think Vista is a regression from XP and I do not particularly > enjoy using it. > > Linux has, obviously, been very well supported by software developers > for many years...pre-compiled binaries for the popular flavours are > mostly available and, with the odd afternoon bashing (no pun intended) > your head off the monitor excluded, is fairly logical once you get to > grips with it. Fedora/RedHat and Ubuntu are both excellent > distributions...I'm currently using Fedora 8 on a (fairly new) Dell XPS > M1330 and it mostly worked out-the-box. > > In my opinion MacOSX falls short in package managers..fink, in my humble > opinion, is vastly inferior to yum and apt..although this may be partly > down to my inability to dedicate the time required to truly get to grips > with the program. Also, I much prefer GNOME (got to have those multiple > desktops) over QUARTZ (MacOSX), although with some work you can get > GNOME running on a Mac.. > > Bill Scott provides excellent support for crystallography applications > on MacOSX and, I believe, debian-based distros like Ubuntu so you should > refer to him on those. > > Gentoo is also well supported, I think..apologies for not remembering > who labors on this and if any of this is repetitious.. > > Gently fanning the embers, > Iain > > Anastassis Perrakis wrote: >> <flames on> >> >> Vista or XP, I shamelessly admit that I personally totally fail to see >> why - ideology left aside - I would ever buy a *laptop* which is not a >> Mac. >> >> Even for the fact that when a Mac is "asleep" you open the cover and >> it actually comes up in 1 sec, exactly where it was last evening, its >> worth it ! >> >> I run MS Office (I actually do like Word), iWork (Keynote is what PP >> might some day be ... Pages is great for eg posters), >> iLife for home, Coot, O, CCP4, Phenix, ARP/wARP, Solve/Resolve, >> Phaser, Pymol, Papers (!!! a dream that will not come true for >> Windows-based scientists - http://mekentosj.com/), R, Adobe and all >> work. And you also have Xcode, the GUI builder, management tools, and >> others for development. >> >> For the last 4 years I use a G4 as my laptop which is also my desktop >> with external monitor and keyboard/mouse - >> I have dropped it a couple of times, have been around the world, still >> works. I only switched to Macs in 2001 and I am still happy. >> >> And I did not even mention that it LOOKS better ;-)) >> >> <flames off> >> >> Apologies for not answering the original question, but the discussion >> was drifting this way. >> >> I am now waiting to see what Vista can do that Windows cannot. I am >> aware of one application I want and does not run on a Mac, >> and that is the Polar Fitness software for my bike. Argh. Most spyware >> and virus detection software also do not run in a Mac btw! >> For a reason: you do not need them dudes ! >> >> A. >> >> PS And no, I don't work for Apple, I don't get free gifts from Apple, >> but if Steve is reading and he wants to send me a Mac Air for my kind >> words, please, go ahead ! ;-))) >
