Hello Everybody,
I'd like to use contemporarly both OS Linux and Windows, tried
dualboot, but closing every application before switching OS and
doimg it again isn't for me a viable option the way I work or
manage my to do list.
Before jumping in the XEN world, I'd like to ask for some
insights to whom did it before me.
My main activity that cannot be done without windows consist
mainly in the use of the new generation CAD software called BIM
(Revit/Allplan/Archicad, etc...) ans some others windows only
packages ... so it would be appreciated that if ever I get a fully
functionning windows DomU guest, I dont suffer from a heavy loss
of performance during virtualization. I heard about the Hype of
the VGA or DVI passthrough feature that years ago wasn't there to
make me consider seriously a XEN switch, but now look like very
promising.
The other thing that would be greatly appreciated it is either
that I could setup XEN to use an already existing windows
installation or that the newly installed windows guest could be
used "standalone" (without strarting it from the hypervisor but
booting directly on the partistion where the Windows guest
resides) if ever it would be required.
Thanks in advance for any glimpses anyone could share.
--
Fabien.
