linux on a windows box

[Kerry Hoath]

vmware runs in 512 megs of ram; I have no idea what you are worried about.
We have a whole pile of shrilankan students in the cisco program that run 
vmware and Linux in 512, Linux only needs 64-128 megs of ram if you are 
telnetting to it.
leave 256 for windows, and 256 or less for your guest operating systems.

If all you are doing is compiling rockbox 64 megs of ram for the guest aught 
to do it; 128 if you run out.

I have documentation on how to find the virtual machine's ip address so you 
can teraterm in; we had to write it for the cisco courses we run.
Let me know if you want a copy;
the vmware area is locked down for security reasons.
website is at www.cucat.org/ which should e up in a few days.
Regards, Kerry.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "alex wallis" <alexwallis646 at googlemail.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: linux on a windows box


> 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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