On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 20:07 -0700, john wendel wrote: > Is there a way to boot a real OS on a windows box (without using a VM)? > > I'm looking for a way to boot Fedora on a hostile windows XP box. The > windows box is locked down with a BIOS password, won't boot a CD, > disabled usb ports, and no way for me to install any windows programs.
Short answer: not without cracking the BIOS password, pulling the BIOS chip and replacing it, or similar drastic measures. I assume it can't boot from the network either, given that everything else is locked down. > I > believe the Ubuntu thing that runs Linux from windows requires the > installation of a windows program, so it won't work in this environment. AFAIK the Ubuntu "thing" just uses a Linux filesystem image mapped into a Windows file (so you can play with it without reformatting your disk). It's not running under Windows. poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
