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[coLinux-users] "Authentic" Linux experience

[<zk...@zk...>]

Hello,
	I am not blessed with a computer that has working CDrom 
hardware--at least, the hardware doesn't seem to read Gentoo or any 
other Linux distro CD very well, at least when booting.
So, I've decided to use VMWare, because that's as close to an authentic 
Linux experience as I can get--complete with the kernel and all.
CoLinux is great, but I just feel a little odd about having to use a 
Windows screen reader to read CoLinux's NT console.  Also, the idea that 
I wouldn't really be required to do any of the bits that go along with 
real Linux systems--compiling new kernels, etc. is a bit strange to me.  
So...VmWare has its problems, but...
	I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on how the CoLinux 
experience might be made as authentic as possible? I'd ideally like to 
use real Linux accessibility technology, Speakup and friends in 
particular.  Any ideas here, or is VMWare the best option for now?
Thanks,
Zack.

Re: [coLinux-users] "Authentic" Linux experience

[Holger K. <hol...@gm...>]

zk...@zk... schrieb:
>  Also, the idea that 
> I wouldn't really be required to do any of the bits that go along with 
> real Linux systems--compiling new kernels, etc. is a bit strange to me.  

Why would you need to compile a new kernel in a standard linux
distribution? There is really nothing strange about not doing so.

> 	I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on how the CoLinux 
> experience might be made as authentic as possible? I'd ideally like to 
> use real Linux accessibility technology, Speakup and friends in 
> particular.  Any ideas here, or is VMWare the best option for now?

A real linux installation would be the best option if you don't need
windows.
If the speakup you mean is the project mentioned here:
http://www.linux-speakup.org/speakup.html
then you will need to compile your own colinux with the necessary
speakup patches. I assume that can be done, but as sound transfer is
still problematic in colinux, i recommend to stick with vmware server.

Re: [coLinux-users] "Authentic" Linux experience

[peter g. <plu...@p1...>]

,
> 	I am not blessed with a computer that has working CDrom=20
> hardware
If you have a working floppy drive and network adaptor and a suitable =
internet connection you could do a floppys+network install of debian
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