Using Fedora(guest) in Wix XP(host)

[pointer]

hello
i m new to Virtual Box, just installed VirtualBox 2.2.2 on my system (Inspiron 1525).
I have Windows XP and Fedora Core 8 installed on my system on two different partitions.
Now i want to use this installed Fedora core 8 as guest OS in windows XP SP-2 (host) using Virtual machine.
Can anybody plese help me?
Thankyou

[Sasquatch]

You need to use RAW Disk Access to accomplish this. Check the Windows Guests forum. There is a howto there which describes how to get a Windows install inside a VM using Linux, but you can use the other way around. The commands will be the same to get the RAW VMDK file, you only need to modify it a bit to fit it for Windows use.

[pointer]

sir
i am unable to get it.
can u please specifically tell me what exaclty i have to do?
i have made a VM named Fedora8, in this under the details section i have "hard disk" option


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General
Name:Fedora8
OS Type:Fedora
Base Memory:512 MB
Video Memory:12 MB
Boot Order:Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
ACPI:Enabled
IO APIC:Disabled
VT-x/AMD-V:Enabled
Nested Paging:Disabled
PAE/NX:Disabled
3D Acceleration:Disabled

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Hard Disks
IDE Primary Master:Fedora8.vdi (Normal, 8.00 GB)

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CD/DVD-ROM
Not mounted

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Floppy
Not mounted

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Audio
Host Driver:Windows DirectSound
Controller:ICH AC97

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Network
Adapter 1:PCnet-FAST III (NAT)

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Serial Ports Disabled

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USB
Device Filters:0 (0 active)

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Shared Folders None

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Remote Display Disabled


but here i m unable to select the partition where fedora8 is installed.

[Sasquatch]

Check the manual, advanced topics, chapter 11 IIRC. The command is something like this:

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VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename <fedora image name> -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 -partitions <which partition Fedora is on, check with internalcommands listpartitions> -mbr <name for the mbr file, needed to boot the VM properly> -register

You do need full access to the partition, but as you usually run with administrator privileges on Windows, this is not an issue.
After all this, you only need to install the GRUB boot loader in the separate MBR file, done using a live CD.