Virtual hdd software
Does anyone know where I can download free virtual hdd software?
I'm writing kind of disk/partition/volume manager and I don't want to crash my hard drive... again.
Thanks for help!
I'm writing kind of disk/partition/volume manager and I don't want to crash my hard drive... again.
Thanks for help!
lol at the again part, umm I did a search and couldn't find one...why not just use a cheap IDE hard drive you have laying arround? and if you dont have one, go up to your nearest Computer supply store (NOT BESTBUY) and buy one, maybe Craig's list?
@chrisname: I don't need a virtual pc, only a hard disk.
Helios:
ramdisk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM_disk
maybe yes but I downloaded something like that before:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Virtual-Hard-Drive-Pro.shtml
It only creates a partition but I need whole hdd with MBR and partitions.
Helios:
ramdisk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM_disk
maybe yes but I downloaded something like that before:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Virtual-Hard-Drive-Pro.shtml
It only creates a partition but I need whole hdd with MBR and partitions.
@Null,
I know; but I think it would be easier just to use an eumlator/VM... The ones I listed have been tested to death and are extremely stable.
I know; but I think it would be easier just to use an eumlator/VM... The ones I listed have been tested to death and are extremely stable.
TBH, a virtual machine like chrisname stated is probably the ideal option. Creating a "virtual" drive and then attempting to partition it could have... unforeseen consequences.
| Creating a "virtual" drive and then attempting to partition it |
That's exactly what I need. Anyway, I have to write lots of code before I could even start testing my program.
chrisname: Will bochs/Qemu emulate Windows XP on pc with 512 Mb RAM and Pentium 4 3GHz prcessor?
I'm not sure how to answer that; so instead I'll explain how to do it with QEmu:
1. Create a hard disk image to be used. I don't know how much disk space windows xp will require, but let's say 12 GiB.
which will create a disk image called disk.img which is 12 GiB in size (note: I think the file dynamically expands when you need more; so it won't always require 12 GiB of actual disk space).
2. Run QEmu from the command-line, telling it what hard disk and cdrom image to use, and the amount of memory to emulate:
3. Install XP
4. Enjoy.
You could also create a batch file/shell script to run QEmu without typing the same thing over and over again.
1. Create a hard disk image to be used. I don't know how much disk space windows xp will require, but let's say 12 GiB.
qemu-img create disk.img 12Gwhich will create a disk image called disk.img which is 12 GiB in size (note: I think the file dynamically expands when you need more; so it won't always require 12 GiB of actual disk space).
2. Run QEmu from the command-line, telling it what hard disk and cdrom image to use, and the amount of memory to emulate:
qemu -hda disk.img -cdrom windows_xp.iso -m 512 -boot d3. Install XP
4. Enjoy.
You could also create a batch file/shell script to run QEmu without typing the same thing over and over again.
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No problem; and good luck with your disk partition thing. When you get to the testing stage, I'll happily beta test it for you (on QEmu, of course :P).
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