Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision | ||
|
kb:9 [2008/05/01 00:12] floele |
kb:9 [2023/01/27 20:31] (current) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ====== KB9: Test bootable discs with virtual machines ====== | ====== KB9: Test bootable discs with virtual machines ====== | ||
| + | |||
| + | When burning bootable discs, it can be tedious to check if they work properly, because you always have to reboot your system. However, there is actually a simpler solution: You can boot a //virtual// PC from the boot CD or ISO image you created. | ||
| You can do all this with no additional costs. However, you need plenty of RAM. In theory, you could run an XP virtual machine on 512MB RAM or less, but to maintain the performance of your actual system, you should have 1GB or more, especially for Windows Vista. | You can do all this with no additional costs. However, you need plenty of RAM. In theory, you could run an XP virtual machine on 512MB RAM or less, but to maintain the performance of your actual system, you should have 1GB or more, especially for Windows Vista. | ||
| Line 5: | Line 7: | ||
| First of all, [[http://www.vmware.com/download/player/|download the free VMWare Player]] and install it. | First of all, [[http://www.vmware.com/download/player/|download the free VMWare Player]] and install it. | ||
| - | Once done, {{:resources:vm-boot.zip|download a ZIP package}} which contains a prepared virtual disk file (which can expand up to 15GB if the space is needed) and two configuration files. | + | Once done, {{:resources:vm-boot.zip|download this ZIP package}} which contains a prepared virtual disk file (which can expand up to 15GB if the space is needed) and two configuration files. |
| When starting **BootFromCD.vmx**, it should attempt to boot from CD. In case that it doesn't work, try inserting the CD into a different drive (if you have multiple drives) or disable any virtual drives if installed. \\ | When starting **BootFromCD.vmx**, it should attempt to boot from CD. In case that it doesn't work, try inserting the CD into a different drive (if you have multiple drives) or disable any virtual drives if installed. \\ | ||