as cool as that is (something id like to do for my desktop) it wont work for my laptop as the encryption is whole disk. so any volume i make is encrypted... and im not in control of the keys to it... On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > The way I understand the landscape, my solution would render wubi (which I > consider a necessary and sometimes convenient aberration) not only > unnecessary, but downright an inconvenient. > I use the real MBR to create a "fake" MBR in the "virtual" HD (which is not > virtual), that boots the VirtualBox machine off of the "bare metal" > partition. > As the VM boots, the partition will be unencrypted and available, just like > in "real life". > No wubi...   :) > I'll organize my "cookbook" later on (BEAUTIFUL day, gotta go flying!   :) > and publish it here. > Stay tuned... > ET > > > Stephen writes: >> >> heh, i am also reading about the idea of wubi being installed/moved >> from its virtual volume to a real volume. but im not sure if i can do >> that as it requires being able to boot and run from its Linux >> operation >> >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Steve Holmes >> wrote: >>> >>> Hey, if you can find that 'cookbook' could you let us know? that >>> sounds like a really cool thing.  How about that linux running on a >>> computer at the public library, eh? >>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 01:26:02AM -0500, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >>>> >>>> I am not sure that I understand the problem, but I have successfully >>>> used a $70, 250GB USB HD to boot a M$ laptop on Linux, and then run >>>> the native WinXP or Win7 OS inside VirtualBox. >>>> I LOVE IT!!!   8) >>>> I can shutdown the laptop, pull the USB HD, boot the native Wincrap >>>> and there is no trace (other than the VirtualBox guest additions >>>> installation) left behind. >>>> I even have a cookbook to accomplish this. >>>> Somewhere...   :) >>>> ET >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Stephen writes: >>>> >I have a laptop at work that is horribly gimped with xp 32 bit. >>>> > >>>> >I can boot wubi but the drive is encrypted with mcafee endpoint >>>> > encryption >>>> >so it cannot acess its disk volume past boot. >>>> > >>>> >So aside from an expensive ec ssd or an expensive thumb drive that's >>>> > out. I >>>> >so have a ian hdd but it's weird and I can't boot from it. >>>> > >>>> >Im looking for options that I can ramdisk as I have 4gb of ram or get >>>> > funky >>>> >useing the ian hdd for persistant data. >>>> > >>>> >I have not yet tried to use the ian hdd for the wubi file as its a slow >>>> >drive. >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss