linux on a windows box

[alex wallis]

Hi. I don't no about booting from USB devices, but how would that help?
So does it look like using vmware might be the only option I have?
I considered microsoft virtual pc, but the problem with that is i'd need xp 
pro to run it.
My problem is I don't have resources to run vmware, and i'm really wanting 
the linux setup, because I use an OS on my mp3 player called rockbox, and at 
the moment i use cygwin to compile it which is very slow. If i could find a 
solution that was very fast and didn't take up loads of resources I would 
like to be a machine they use to do there builds each time the project gets 
upgraded.
But at the moment so far as I can see, the only way I can do it and at the 
same time still have access to windows would be to use vmware which is a 
serious resource muncher. And I just couldn't do it. I thought colinux 
looked a good option, so if anyone has any other ideas that are less 
resource intensive than vmware i'd be interested.
Thanks for your help.
Alex.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgina" <gena at mga.demon.co.uk>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:46 PM
Subject: RE: linux on a windows box


>
> I was wondering has anyone had experience with using this, and getting 
> linux
>
> setup using it and obviously running a screen reader?
>
> I'd not heard of this project but having read the FAQ, it would be very
> difficult to get something working.  There's no mention of serial devices
> which are likely to be virtual within the colinux environment.  So this
> would not allow speakup's hardware synth support.  As for the software 
> synth
> and for speakup or orca, I'm not sure owing to the difficulties mentioned 
> of
> having to use a sound server which we already do for software speech. 
> Then
> there's the device names, not only would you need to learn the linux names
> of your hard disk, you'd also need to learn the colinux virtual naming
> system.  It certainly doesn't sound like something a newbie should even
> begin to consider.
>
> I must admit, I'm interested in this area as I'm setting up a business
> catering for this type of situation.  So I hope that someone who doesn't
> have a vested interest proffer an opinion.
>
> But how about using a external hard disk or USB pen?  Can you investigate
> whether your laptop can boot from USB devices?
>
> Gena
> Ready2GoLinux www.ready2golinux.com
>
>
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