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Topic: Damn Small Linus for Windows, Booting 'virtual' under Windows

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quiberon

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Posted: Feb. 16 2005,07:36

Knoppix 3.7 for Windows
shows Knoppix 3.7 merged with QEMU, resulting in a Knoppix CD which 'boots' under Windows as well as being capable of stand-alone boot.
It is possible to provide the same as an add-on kit for DSL ... about a couple of megabytes. Instructions at QEMU kit instructions
I've got a 'zoo' of prebuilt ISOs at Linux-for-Windows torrents
mostly Knoppixes, but also
SUSE 9.2 KDE Live for Windows
Would you like to do the same for DSL ? If I put the kit together, would you host it ?

ke4nt1

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Posted: Feb. 16 2005,07:43

Already have it..
Look in the download / current section for the DSL embedded.

Works great from a USB key !

5 way offers booting into DSL from pendrive..

1. QEMU - DSL In linux
2. QEMU - DSL In WinblOws
3. Native - DSL from USBkey
4. Native - DSL from CD Boot
5. Native - DSL from floppy

And there is a virtual 64MB HD for sharing and saving files
from whichever way you choose to run it !!
(the .iso inside the embedded is easily upgradable to the latest version)

enjoy.

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ke4nt

quiberon

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Posted: Feb. 16 2005,14:28

Great stuff !
(You don't by any chance have a virtual OpenGL graphics adapter to replace the Cirrus Logic one ? I'd like to do LookingGlass-for-Windows ...)

ke4nt1

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Posted: Feb. 16 2005,17:32

DSL uses the XVesa/Tiny/Kdrive xserver, not XFree86 or X.org
There is no GL or accelerated support with this xserver.

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ke4nt

linux_gal

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Posted: Feb. 17 2005,21:24

There is another box called BOCHS... I tried DSL on it, and it worked, too.
Slow is the wrong word however. It crawled. I just wanted to see if it would
work at all.

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