Specifications

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of LILO is located — usually the partition with the /boot directory. If LILO can't
access the rest of itself, an error message like the one above appears.
To avoid the problem, follow the configuration steps below and be sure to select the
native Linux partition where the rest of LILO is located. The next time the virtual
machine tries to boot, the LILO code in the MBR should be able to access the rest of
LILO and display the normal LILO: prompt.
Configuring a Windows Host
Use the following steps to run a guest operating system from a physical disk.
Note: If you use a Windows host’s IDE disk in a physical disk configuration, you must
not configure it as the slave on the secondary IDE channel if the master on that
channel is a CD-ROM drive.
1. If you are running a Windows guest operating system, read Setting Up Hardware
Profiles in Virtual Machines on page 206. You should boot the guest operating
system natively on the computer and create a hardware profile for the virtual
machine before proceeding.
2. Create a separate configuration for each guest operating system.
To configure a virtual machine to run from a physical disk or one of its partitions,
start the New Virtual Machine Wizard (File > New Virtual Machine) and select
Custom.
3. When you reach the Select a Disk step, select Use a physical disk.
4. Complete the wizard steps, specifying the appropriate disk or partition to use for
this virtual machine.
Note: The maximum size of an IDE disk in a virtual machine is 128GB.
5. To run multiple guest operating systems from different physical disk partitions,
unmap these partitions on the host.