Problem on Virtualize a dual boot phisical machine

[cia.michele]

Goodmorning to all,
I'm trying from some day to virtualize my phisical machine. It is a Toshiba Tecra A7 239, with dual boot configuration (ubuntu and Win XP with more partitions).
I create a bit-2-bit image with dd, I've converted to vmdk with VBoxManage and I try to run it.
I make the same procedure with a different machine (ASUS A2125) and It go ok! But with this, I got always error on run Windows XP; it ask continuously to give CHKDSK /F to fix error on disk at boot of windows (the boot at start of pc is ok and I can select the SO), and reboot .
It's possible that the SATA HDD not recognized? I tryed to configure my VirtualBox machine with IDE or SATA controller, but no way, how can I got the correct configuration to star my Guest SOs (also Ubuntu I like )

Thanks a lot for your time, I hope to have explained my problem a bit clearly

I hope you can answer me briefly!

Michele

[mpack]

Successfully migrating an XP image requires advance preparation before image. Basically, run MergeIDE. And make sure the VM uses an IDE controller, SATA will not work.

[cia.michele]

I've used MergeIde (I've registered the .reg contained into MergeIde.zip) and I've delete the .sys files indicated into VirtualBox guide from C:\Windows\System32\drivers... I've tried the machine with IDE too but no way...

[mpack]

I will need rather more precise error messages and symptoms then.

[jorgensen]

Did this a couple of days ago, and for the XP vm
* Use default XP settings.
* Only use IDE storage.
* Try with and without IO APIC.
* Run boot fixing - link

[cia.michele]

But... I so lose my ubuntu installation and dual boot into my Virtual Machine, isn't it?

[jorgensen]

Yes, but you should run XP and Ubuntu in each wm instead.

[cia.michele]

Mmm ok but... I can isolate the ubuntu installation from dualboot disk?
If I do fixMBR I lose Ubuntu... how can I got Ubuntu without windows?

Thanks a lot!

Michele

[jorgensen]

I guess you want to move the Toshiba laptop system to another computer, and run the two operation systems in Virtualbox.
I have no knowledge how to bypass the dual boot in Ubuntu, but am sure you can Google that.

[cia.michele]

I'd like to have a virtual machine with both of the SOs... but I tryed as you suggest!

Thanks a lot

Michele

[mpack]

Dual boot is a way to get 2 or more OS's to share one host PC. I don't see much advantage to doing that in a VM, and I do see some disadvantages - like not being able to run them at the same time.

[cia.michele]

You're right, but, I'd like virtualize the disk as equal as is it, so I can maintain all my data accessible, also if I can't access both of them.

so, I make other test and... I can run windows XP! Ubuntu doesn't start and say nothing about the causes...

I'll try more!

Thanks a lot for your time

[jorgensen]

Running two very different OS in one vm is a very bad idea, as each OP has its own preferences like IDE and SATA storage etc. and none have dedicated drivers for a virtual environment.

You can share your data with a data.vdi storage file.