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Re: Portable Ubuntu, Windows Live Together in Perfect Harmony
Posted by: Jack M. Germain 2009-05-08 05:55:57
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Want to try out Ubuntu Linux without giving up your Windows desktop? How about running Ubuntu from a USB drive on any Windows PC while still operating within Windows? Portable Ubuntu provides both of these computing options, no setup hassles or programming skills required. You do not even have to reboot the computer or set up a dual boot environment -- and no, you do not need to install any virtual machine software to make it work. Argentinean programmer Claudio Cesar Sanchez Tejeda released Portable Ubuntu in mid-April.
Portable Ubuntu in Windows- No access to partitions
Posted by: skgoel 2009-07-09 05:38:44 In reply to: Jack M. Germain
Hi,
The idea is really terrific and on my windows-xp portable ubuntu runs without too many apparent problems. However, I can only access C drive (default mount). I have other partitions on my 160 GB disk, both FAT32 and NTFS and I just can't get them. PU is loaded on C: drive.
WinXP is loaded on D:.
Firstly I can't get the correct way to do it or maybe there is no way?
even the command sudo ls - l shows nothing.
Otherwise for trial it seems to be a good way to have a look.
The idea is really terrific and on my windows-xp portable ubuntu runs without too many apparent problems. However, I can only access C drive (default mount). I have other partitions on my 160 GB disk, both FAT32 and NTFS and I just can't get them. PU is loaded on C: drive.
WinXP is loaded on D:.
Firstly I can't get the correct way to do it or maybe there is no way?
even the command sudo ls - l shows nothing.
Otherwise for trial it seems to be a good way to have a look.
Like all systems based on coLinux, it doesn't work on 64 bit windows host OSes. You should make this more obvious for those who want to try it out - there is no point wasting 400 meg of download and 30 minutes of trying to install it when a simple "only works on 32 bits" on the webpage saves everyone the frustration.
