[AuckLUG] Running multiple operating systems simultaneously

[Michael McCallum]

i know lots of people including myself with wireless drivers working OOTB. But 
then we probably did a quick check before hand that the devices were 
supported before we bought the hardware.

On Thursday 26 July 2007 00:29, Ravi Chemudugunta wrote:
> i have found linux to be slightly more enjoyable on a VM (sadly) ... I have
> just been having so much trouble with my wireless lan card driver and even
> when it worked it used to be on and off ... and I could forget about WAP
> support ... there is close to a impossible number of forums/howtos to read
> on this topic ... has anyone got WAP working !!!
>
> with windows it takes care of all of the pesky drivers and stuff like that
> so I can concentrate on just running my linux apps (netbeans, kile,
> eclipse, etc, etc) (with vmware networking bridge, its like its natively
> connected) or doing some cross platform stuff (essential for work) ... once
> my hardware works or I buy other hardware I will switch the guest/host os's
> that is have windows in a vm running on a native linux system ... until
> then I am content with a vm.
>
> On 7/26/07, Martin Baehr <mbaehr at email.archlab.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 12:07:06AM +1200, Nevyn wrote:
> > > Personally I prefer a separate machine or dual boot just because the
> > > experiences of virtualisation can mar the experience of Linux...
> >
> > well, i guess this really depends on how you work.
> > i like to keep my applications running and don't like hafing to restart.
> > that rules out dual boot.
> >
> > having a second machine is a cost and space factor too.
> >
> > greetings, martin.
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