I have a basically the same request, although I am using Ubuntu as the host, not openSUSE.
Sorry, I'm also unsure if proper etiquette is to start a new discussion thread. Perhaps I'll do that if there's no response here.
Is it even possible to use Linux as the host and create a VM from a physical Windows 7 partition?
I'd like run Windows 7 on bare metal sometimes, and other times I'd like to be able to bring up Windows 7 from within Linux.
The helpful dual-boot PDF that VMware has published seems to stop with Vista, and I'm unable to make Windows 7 work. I can create the VM, but it doesn't boot.
Any ideas whether this is possible, and how to debug the issue? I'm happy to post any information helpful in debugging, but I'm not quite sure where to start.
Thanks!