Run my Ubuntu install in Windows XP?

Hello everybody, I'd like a way to run my ext3 Ubuntu install inside Windows, so I don't have to reboot and because of my internet connection, I only have internet in Windows .
Thanks Everyone!
I do Think this should be in the linux section mods, just because it pertains to the linux side of things so much, so thanks!

 

What's not working? The wireless card?

 

No, I use Alltel's Quicklink Mobile Software(connects via cell phone), and it does run run Wine, but the driver doesn't

 

have you tried this:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy#Using_mobile_phone.2FGPRS.2FEDGE_as_Internet_modem

 

The only way to do this is by using some kind of virtual server environment like VMWare. If you did go that route you would probably need to create a virtual disk installation of your Linux environment, so you couldn't directly use the installation of Linux you have on your HDD. (You could use your data on disk, just not your OS)

Good Luck..

 

Would it be possible to run a small win2k VMWare session under Linux as a gateway, after installing your cellphone software under it?

 

But I don't have a Win2k disc or license for that matter.

 

Most cell phones are natively supported nowadays... Mine is, registered as /dev/ttyACM0...

 

Yep, but it's a modem driver, and the software(quicklink) won't run in linux, it will run in Wine, but the driver won't

 

I picked 2k because it should be smaller and more lightweight. XP should be fine, as you don't have 2k...

Just turn off all visual effects and remove as much bloat as you can...

 

I'd rather not have to do that....
Could Vista work? with no aero?

 

Just try installing any version of Windows into a virtual PC. The smaller, and more lightweight, then the better. I suggested Win2k because it'd happily act as an interface(I'd hope) with 64mb, maybe less. WinXP would do the same job, but need a bit more memory. No idea how much Vista would want.

I don't even know if it'd work, but assuming you can use USB passthrough on these virtual PCs, then all you need is the smallest and most lightweight system capable of communicating with the internet, and passing data through to the main system.

Make sense?

 

I'd rather just be able to run Ubuntu in Windows ....

 

A host operating system (the OS you boot with), does not inherit the network connectivity from a Guest OS, (the OS you run inside a virtualized server environment like VMWare). Rather it's the Guest OS that inherits it's connectivity from the Host OS. So the only way to ensure Windows based internet connectivity is passed on to another running OS, is to have Windows be the host OS, and then run your Linux guest session, inside of the Windows environment. (Ubuntu as a VMWare Guest running under Windows as the host OS, for this example)

Having said all of that, I don't believe you are limited to using Windows as your mechanism for connecting to the internet through your Alltel cellphone, (which is called " tethering"), using Smith Micro's QuickLink software. It's just the easiest way to get connected. Googling around will let you know that others are already using Linux's support for cellphone tethering, to access the internet using an Alltel mobile account. Like this post.

BTW, make sure you let Alltel know that you're a Linux user and you would appreciate supporting the data access from Linux, more directly in the future.

Good Luck.

 

I'll let them know, thanks a lot