linux on a windows box

[alex wallis]

Hi. I would be interested in having that documentation, How exactly though 
would I put together a virtual machine, that was patched in order to speak?
There is a virtual machine that has been put together by the guys at 
rockbox.org, but it is a very basic package, and does not come with a screen 
reader, so I think i'd need to create my own virtual machine for vmware.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry at gotss.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: linux on a windows box


> 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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