How to install Xen on MacBookPro | Field Effect, LLC. Please note: the contents of this page are old (2009), and as such, they may no longer be relevant. The information is kept here for historical purposes. What’s a Virtual Machine? The concept of a “Virtual Machine” (VM) can be a little confusing to someone who has never heard of one before.
Let’s say I have a Mac, and I want to run some Windows software. VirtualBox is a free Virtual Machine that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. VMWare Workstation is a Virtual Machine that runs on Windows or Linux, and VMWare Fusion is a VM that runs on Mac. Here’s a screenshot of VMWare Fusion running Windows. Why Xen? I can hear you saying, “VirtualBox and VMWare look cool! Well, VirtualBox and VMWare are cool. A computer has a real processor and physical memory. I want to run Windows, OS X, and Linux, but virtual machines are slow. It’s also an experiment because I like to tinker. Installing Xen Got this working.
First installed Debian directly onto hard drive, and used Grub Legacy to boot into Xen. Notes.