Questions about gaming in Linux / virtualization

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:33:05AM -0600, Marc Lanctot wrote:
> I have a dual-boot Windows XP / Ubuntu Linux machine but I hardly ever 
> use the Windows partition.
> 
> I'd like to play the new MTG Online III by Wizards of the Coast, but I 
> really don't want to reboot every time to do this because I'd like to 
> play for 5-10 min at a time here-and-there in work lulls.  Cedega has it 
> listed as a 3/5 compatibility rating so it's not worth using that. I 
> tried Wine and it just didn't start (after installation). This game 
> shouldn't be too demanding the graphics end, so now I'm thinking of 
> running it through a virtual PC running Windows.
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> - Is there a better route other than what I tried above to play the game 
>  in Linux?
> 
> - What is the best free/open virtualization software? (Xen, etc.)
> 
> - Can I ask the virtual machine software to boot my physical Windows 
> partition while in Linux without having to install a virtual Windows?

Virtualization won't let you use the video card as far as I know, so
know 3D accaleration, which makes that idea useless pretty much.

It's pretty much down to wine or native.  No other choices if it
requires 3D graphics.

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Len Sorensen
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