Hi Jon, I have had no problems running either WIndow-Eyes or Jaws on VirtualBox. You need to install the VirtualBox drivers into Windows after you have created your virtual machine. On 2008-10-22 at 12:20 Jon wrote: >Hi, > >Sadly the virtualbox virtual machine seems to have issues with its >display drivers, or at least jaws could not install its video intersept >successfully. Using VMware 6.5.0 jaws has no problems installing the >video intersept. VMware can also be controlled and configured from the >command line, so there should not be any major issues there. >VMware workstation 6.5.0 > >Yes, evaluation version for 30 days, but just create the default >machines that you wish to have, and burn them to dvd or suchlike, then >for your day to day use, use the VMplayer, which has no restriction on >evaluation. > >by the way, vmware workstation 6.5.0 graphical interface is very >accessible with orca in ubuntu. > >If you still decide to give a go for virtual box and window eyes, please >let us know how it goes, it would be intresting to see if it was just >jaws, or if window eyes has the same issue with video intersept. > >Hope this helps. > >-Jon >On Wed 22/10/2008 at 06:38:42, Lars Bj?rndal wrote: >> Hello, list! >> >> At work, I sometimes need to run Windows, although I'm using console >> based Linux (Fedora 9) for my daily basis work. As I'm making set >> files for Window-Eyes as part of my work, I sometimes needs Windows >> with Office 2000 and other times Office 2007, for instance. I thought >> therefore that using virtual machines, could be a good idea. So what I >> would like to ask you, is if this is a good idea, and whether I should >> use virtual machines under Linux, using Qemu, or should I use virtual >> machines under Windows, such as VMware? Does any one have some >> experience to share? >> >> Best regards, >> Lars >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list