install vmware instead much simpler to create a machine On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 17:59 +0200, Christian wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list