On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 8:42 PM, Vince Teachout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyway, I'm reading through the manuals, and may eventually find the > answer, but does anyone with more experience know if it's possible to > "Snapshot" a current machine, and make it into a VM? Use Knoppix or Clonezilla to backup a physical partition image to another drive, like an external USB HDD. Then create a new VM, and boot it with Knoppix or Clonezilla. Restore the image from the HDD to the VM. Presto! I've done this several times and it works flawlessly. Now, there may be problems with proprietary or DRM-encumbered operating systems that suspect you are stealing their software. IANAL and you'll need to review the applicable licenses. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
