Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 12th Dec 2006 23:53 UTC
"Mandriva Flash is a 2GB Dane-Elec USB key loaded with Mandriva Linux 2007. It gets points for style: the key is an attractive deep blue surrounded by a sturdy metal fence that leaves room on both ends to attach the key to a lanyard or keychain. The release notes say that the operating system and related files only take up half the space on the USB drive, leaving 1GB for my own files. This little powerhouse packs a lot of punch, once you get it up and running."
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Member since:2006-02-15
I imagine it would be quite possible. You just need atleast two partitions on the USB stick: one FAT32 (or similar) and one for Linux. On the FAT32 partition you'd just put colinux et al alongside an autorun.inf..And then under Linux in some init script check whether you're running in colinux or not and do the right thing.
I guess I gotta try it myself sometime soon.
Member since:2006-01-16
You should also include Xming
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming
Problem is, although the machine doesn't need to be rebootet, Colinux needs root (Administrator) privileges to run. There is also no sound AFAIK.
But just putting a stick into the USB port and see Linux "overtake" Windows to get a usable workstation would be just way cool :-)
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2006-01-16
I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to do something similiar using cooperative linux (http://www.colinux.org/).
It reminds me of the X-Server "Live CD"