Comments on: Fun Times with VMware Beta 3 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/ don't you worry about blank, let me worry about blank Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1-alpha2 by: Phil Crosby http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-21541 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:30:48 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-21541 .net apps don't run in vmware shared folders; maybe that's a source of your compilation issue. I've blogged about it <a href="http://eightpence.com/vmware-windows-path-used-for-accessing-host-files-is-bolloxed/" title="vmware shared folders" rel="nofollow">here</a>. .net apps don’t run in vmware shared folders; maybe that’s a source of your compilation issue. I’ve blogged about it here.

]]> by: stephen hargrove dot com » Blog Archive » VMware Beta 3 Observations http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-12156 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:41:33 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-12156 [...] stuffonfire has some observations regarding VMware&#8217;s Beta 3. I&#8217;ve been using Parallels for a while, but since I use VMware at the office, I&#8217;m keeping an eye on this. So far, it looks like it might be a winner. [...] […] stuffonfire has some observations regarding VMware’s Beta 3. I’ve been using Parallels for a while, but since I use VMware at the office, I’m keeping an eye on this. So far, it looks like it might be a winner. […]

]]> by: Mike7 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-11684 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:40:30 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-11684 Any of you guys know how to connect to, and what addresses to use, to see say IIS in the guest from the apple host? Any of you guys know how to connect to, and what addresses to use, to see say IIS in the guest from the apple host?

]]> by: Better guest OS support http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-11118 Mon, 28 May 2007 10:24:09 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-11118 VMware Fusion have much better support for guest OSes, comparing to parallels. For example, try to run QNX6 on both of them. (I was unable to get it working in Parallels) VMware Fusion have much better support for guest OSes, comparing to parallels.
For example, try to run QNX6 on both of them. (I was unable to get it working in Parallels)

]]> by: Ben G. http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-9047 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:25:07 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-9047 Here's a nice tip to make disk access in VMware Fusion even speedier. In Text Edit, create the the file (in your home directory) <code>~/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/config</code> . Add the line: <code>aiomgr.buffered = "TRUE"</code> and save it, then restart your virtual machines. I think you'll enjoy the speed improvement. Also, I highly recommend using a <b>single</b> CPU and <b>SCSI</b> disks in your virtual machines. (Everything but 32-bit Windows XP uses SCSI by default. If you have a Core 2 Duo in your Mac, try out a 64-bit guest operating system! They really fly.) Here’s a nice tip to make disk access in VMware Fusion even speedier.

In Text Edit, create the the file (in your home directory) ~/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/config . Add the line:

aiomgr.buffered = "TRUE"

and save it, then restart your virtual machines. I think you’ll enjoy the speed improvement.

Also, I highly recommend using a single CPU and SCSI disks in your virtual machines. (Everything but 32-bit Windows XP uses SCSI by default. If you have a Core 2 Duo in your Mac, try out a 64-bit guest operating system! They really fly.)

]]> by: /dev/random :: VMware vs. Parallels http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8573 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:14:47 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8573 [...] Several other blogs also prefer VMware. I&#8217;ll most likely switch when the final version is released. [...] […] Several other blogs also prefer VMware. I’ll most likely switch when the final version is released. […]

]]> by: Mike Cohen http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8570 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:48:16 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8570 VMware is a lot better than Parallels for running Linux. I just installed the latest Ubuntu beta in VMware and it's working perfectly. They've always had tools for Linux which Parallels keeps promising but still hasn't released, so when you run Linux under Parallels it captures the mouse in the VM window until you release it. The only Parallels feature I miss is Coherence for running Linux. Also, I find shared folders in Windows work better in Parallels. VMware is a lot better than Parallels for running Linux. I just installed the latest Ubuntu beta in VMware and it’s working perfectly. They’ve always had tools for Linux which Parallels keeps promising but still hasn’t released, so when you run Linux under Parallels it captures the mouse in the VM window until you release it.

The only Parallels feature I miss is Coherence for running Linux. Also, I find shared folders in Windows work better in Parallels.

]]> by: James Webster http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8568 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:06:02 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8568 VMware does have the advantage of greater 'virtual appliance' support. More people are creating VMs in Parallel's format but there are far more for VMware (not to mention they also host a 'virtual appliance marketplace'). True, Parallels does include 'Transporter' to convert physical machines and non-Parallels VMs to Parallels VM's but I have yet to successfully convert the VMware VMs that I have been interested in. VMware does have the advantage of greater ‘virtual appliance’ support. More people are creating VMs in Parallel’s format but there are far more for VMware (not to mention they also host a ‘virtual appliance marketplace’). True, Parallels does include ‘Transporter’ to convert physical machines and non-Parallels VMs to Parallels VM’s but I have yet to successfully convert the VMware VMs that I have been interested in.

]]> by: Terrothy http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8540 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:37:48 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8540 Too hard to read and font is too small! Too hard to read and font is too small!

]]> by: Andre Pang http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8481 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:47:21 +0000 http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/08/fun-times-with-vmware-beta-3/#comment-8481 I concur with your conclusion about VMware Fusion: I posted a <a href="http://www.algorithm.com.au/blog/files/vmware-fusion-beta-3-vs-parallels.html" rel="nofollow">blog entry</a> about it., along with some extra comments about evil Parallels things I've discovered. P.S. <a href="http://www.stuffonfire.com/2007/04/05/shout-out-to-zsh/" rel="nofollow">Go zsh</a> :-). I concur with your conclusion about VMware Fusion: I posted a blog entry about it., along with some extra comments about evil Parallels things I’ve discovered.

P.S. Go zsh :-) .

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