How to start existing windows xp from Ubuntu

How to start existing windows xp from Ubuntu

Step-1 Install Virtual Box

Open terminal (Alt-F2 Type terminal) and type

mkdir ~/virtualbox

cd ~/virtualbox

wget -c http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.1.4/virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

ls -ltr

You should able to see file virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

If file is found with virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb?xxxxxx then type following command

mv virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb?xxxxxx virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

dpkg -i virtualbox-2.1_2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

Note: If following libraries are not found/compitable you need to download and install following files

libqt4-core_4.3.4-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
URL: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/libqt4-core
libqt4-gui_4.3.4-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
URL : http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/i386/libqt4-gui/download
libaudio2_1.9.1-1_i386.deb
URL: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/libaudio2

to install use the command
dpkg -i *.deb

Once it is done you should able to start the virtual box.

Open terminal (Alt-F2 Type terminal) and type
VirtualBox

alternative you can use menu Applications > System Tools > Virtual Box

Step - 2 Creating Master Boot Record

Type following in terminal

install-mbr --force myBootRecord.mbr

Step 3 Getting the partition details where window is installed

Type following in terminal

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda

It will display
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 6374 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 6375 9729 26949037+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 6375 9585 25792326 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 9586 9729 1156648+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Step 4 Creating group permission

Type following in terminal

sudo usermod -a -G disk user_name

Log Out and Login again.

Step 5 Creating Virtual Disk and registering the same

VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename ./WinXP.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -partitions 1 -mbr ./myBootRecord.mbr -relative -register

Note:
Change the following in above command:
-rawdisk /dev/sda to -rawdisk your_device
-partitions 1 to -partitions your_partion Number.

Step 6 Configuring Virtual Box

Open Virtual Box ( Refer Step 1)

Click Setting > General > Advance

Check all extended features.

Step 7 Finally Creating New Virtual Machine

Open Virtual Box ( Refer Step 1)

Click New -- Virtual Machine Wizard will come

Click Next

Enter your desire name

Select Operating System : Microsoft Windows
Version: Window XP
Click Next

Select Base Memory Size : 512 MB

Click Next

Click exsisting

Click Add

Browse your WinXP.vmdk file created in step 5

Click Finish

Your Virtual Box is ready select it and press start it will start your windows in Ubuntu

Note: To enter cltr+alt+delete use HOST (right control key) + Del

Permanently Mounting Windows Partition on Linux - Ubuntu/Linux

Permanently Mounting Windows Partition on ubuntu/Linux:

1) Create the folder where you want to mount the partition
sudo mkdir -p /media/disk

2) Find the disk to mount
sudo fdisk -l
Output would be like this:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 6374 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 6375 9729 26949037+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 6375 9585 25792326 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 9586 9729 1156648+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

In our case it is /dev/sda1
3) Open the /etc/fstab
sudo gedit /etc/fstab &

4) Copy the following line at the end in /etc/fstab
#Window Drive
/dev/sda1 /media/disk ntfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,allow_other,blksize=4096 0 0

5) Save the file.

6) So when you restart windows partition will be mounted on /media/disk

7) To check mounted or not go to the /media/disk directory or open the file /etc/mtab

You should able to see the following entry:
sudo gedit /etc/mtab

/dev/sda1 /media/disk fuseblk rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,allow_other,allow_other,blksize=4096 0 0

Note: Above had been tested in ubuntu -8.04