linux on a windows box

[Alex Snow]

what about virtualbox?
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 11:25:09PM -0000, alex 
wallis wrote:
> 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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