On 4/22/06, Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/22/06, Kostas Georgiou <k.georgiou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > qemu-img create -f vmdk fc5.vmdk 5G > > You can install fedora with either qemu (or vmplayer) afterwards. > > Have a look at http://www.easyvmx.com/ for examples on how to create > > a vmplayer config file so you can boot the image. > > > > You can probably copy an existing disk with something like > > qemu-img convert -f raw /dev/hda -O vmdk fc5.vmdk > > but I never tried it. > > sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet > > If we can use qemu to create compatible vmplayer images we can have > 'official' images on the fedoraproject website or possibly in the > release trees if the release team see it as worthwhile. > > Now its just a question of whether or not having a sequence of > pre-configured images for doing targetted issue testing is worth the > effort... which was my original idea. But I'm not so sure its the best > mechanism to do targetted usability testing. A dedicated vnc/freenx > server which can be re-configured on a per-account basis using > sabayon-like configuration might provide the more flexible option with > much less bandwidth overhead. We can record the whole terminal session > as individuals work through a set of tasks, starting from a > pre-configured desktop environment. Obviously a remote session cant > test certain tasks that I'd like to see some standardized usability > sessions on.. things like burning a cd or dealing with digital cameras > wouldn't be possible to record a session for via a remote vnc or > freenx session without doing something extremely clever. > > -jef Can nx/freenx even be a part of Fedora legally? -- As a boy I jumped through Windows, as a man I play with Penguins. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
