[Klug-general] Will this revolutionise the linux vs windows war?

Peter Childs peterachilds at gmail.com
Wed Jan 17 19:12:55 GMT 2007


On 17/01/07, Karl Lattimer <karl at qdh.org.uk> wrote:
> Probably works in the same way topologilinux does, creates an image
> file which it uses as a linux partition.
>
> Good idea for /switch ers
>
> K,
>
> On 17 Jan 2007, at 17:26, misd71 at dsl.pipex.com wrote:
>
> > judging by the fact that it modifies ntldr, I'd assume that it
> > creates it's own
> > partition somewhere
> >
> > Quoting Dan Attwood <danattwood at googlemail.com>:
> >
> >> thats' way cool. Damm fine idea. where does it install to though?
> >>
> >> Is it running some kind of mojo of the C:\ drive or does it go ahead
> >> and make it's own partions?
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Well reading the "manual" intructions it looks like it installs in
c:\ubuntu and modifies c:\boot.ini to add its self to the XP boot
menu, so hmm runs under ntfs on the c drive. Looks like a glofied live
cd to run off an installed directory of XP,

Peter Childs



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